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Information on Reprecincting: Virtual Public Comment Meetings
Maricopa County sent this bulletin at 08/31/2021 04:04 PM MST |  | |
Maricopa County Supervisor, District 4
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The Board of Supervisors will be considering precinct changes next month, prior to the October 1, 2021 deadline. Over the next several months, the County will be entering a busy phase of redistricting and reprecincting. While the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for redrawing Congressional and Legislative district lines every 10 years after the U.S. Census is released, Maricopa County is responsible for updating voting precinct, Justice Court precinct and Board of Supervisor district boundaries (A.R.S. §§ 16-411 and 22-101).The County plans to consider changes to the boundaries in three phases (more information below). The public can view the proposed maps, provide public comment and input on the proposed changes and register for the virtual meetings at Reprecincting.Maricopa.Vote The Board of Supervisor Offices, the Justice Courts, and the Elections Department will be conducting 5 virtual public comment meetings starting on September 7 to inform the public of the proposed changes. There will be one meeting that reviews the proposed changes in detail for each Board of Supervisor District. District 4 meeting Thursday, September 9th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.The public may RSVP at: |
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Maricopa County Reprecincting and Redistricting Plans State law requires that the Board of Supervisors establish a “convenient number” of precincts when drawing the boundaries. Each voting precinct can only have one Congressional, Legislative, Supervisorial, Community College and Special Health Care District and the lines cannot “split” a precinct between two of the same type of district. Due to delays in the release of census data and in compliance with a law passed during this last session (SB1107), redistricting lines for the Board of Supervisor districts will be considered in 2022. - Phase 1 – Update Voting Precinct Lines (Before October 1st): To meet statutory (ARS 16-411) deadlines, the county will be updating voting precincts. Phase 1 updates will address three situations:
- Ensure voting precinct lines do not cut through homes —Due to Maricopa County’s new home growth, a few of the 2018 voting precinct boundary lines cut through 15 homes or apartment complexes. The proposed map will redraws the lines around these homes.
- Align voting precincts to newly drawn Justice Court precincts — State law requires that only one Justice Court precinct reside within each voting precinct. The proposed map redraws the voting precinct lines to align with the proposed Justice Court precinct lines, ensuring there is only one Justice Court precinct within each voting precinct.
- Keep voting precincts near 5,000 voters where practicable – Maricopa County has seen tremendous population growth over the last 10 years, and there are now precincts with well over 10,000 voters assigned. Historically, keeping precincts near or below 5,000 voters helps to ensure a smooth in person voting experience. When redrawing these lines, the proposed map also took into account communities of interest (cities & towns, retirement communities, school districts, fire districts), rural vs. urban communities, physical barriers (highways, major roads, mountains, canals) and Native American communities.
- Phase 2 - Align Voting Precents with Information Approved by the Independent Redistricting Commission IRC (Early 2022): The IRC is scheduled to release new congressional and state legislative boundaries in early January. The County will update voting precincts to ensure a precinct does not overlap two or more congressional or legislative district boundaries.
- Phase 3 – Redraw Board of Supervisor Districts (Spring - Summer 2022): Due to the delayed release of census data, the County will be redrawing the Board of Supervisor Districts after the IRC releases their new maps in January 2022. During the legislative session, SB1107 moved the deadline to redraw Board of Supervisor lines from December 1, 2021 to July 1, 2022. These changes will not go into effect until January 2024.
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