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Meeting Date:	04/24/2017
Realignment of Pct. 133
Submitted for:	Oscar Villarreal	Submitted By:	Oscar Villarreal
Department:	Elections Administration

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to order the realignment of voting precinct 133, pursuant to Chapter 42, Texas Election Code, in order to bring this voting precinct into compliance with state law; action will include the approval of the boundary change, the publishing of the notice pursuant to Sec. 42.035 (a), and authorize the county judge to execute the order; and any other matters incident thereto.

Issue: Currently, voting precinct 133 contains 5,271 registered voters and is growing. Section 42.006 (a), Texas Election Code, states that a county election precinct must not contain more than 5,000 registered voters.

Solution: Divide voting precinct 133 into two separate precincts in order for both precincts to be in compliance with state law.

Result: Voting precinct 133 and new voting precinct 169 will contain a sufficient number of registered voters bringing both precincts into compliance. The realignment will not take effect until January 1, 2018 pursuant to Sec. 42.033, Texas Election Code.

Background:

In 2005, voting precincts 446 and 345 were not in compliance with section 42.006 (a) and the Commissioners Court enlisted the assistance of the Law Offices of Rolando L. Rios to assist in the preparation and submission of the required documentation to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Secretary of State's office. Mr. Rios charged a total of $5,000.00 for his services in 2005. We believe the current realignment can be done in-house with assistance from the Planning Dept. under the direction of Rhonda Tiffin.

Previous Court Action:

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	1001
Funding Source:	1110001451201
Balance:	$ 73,000.
Financial Impact:
$ 1,500 (Publication of Notice)

Attachments
Chapter 42 & Reg Voters
Draft Order
Item #23 backup.pdf
Order- TX Election Code - Executed