Butler County changing voting precincts
Thirty-eight precincts being realigned, two being split and one deleted.
I find the line "there was no political party input in the realignment" (paragraph 5) interesting since the Board of Elections is made up of local party leaders. And let's not forget that the Director of the Board is determined by the party affiliation of the current Secretary of State.
But I digress ...
Here's the story as reported by the Journal-News
HAMILTON — The Butler County Board of Elections on Tuesday approved realignment of more than 10 percent of its precincts for the November election.
Betty L. McGary, director of the board, said 38 precincts were being realigned with two being split and one being deleted in an effort to better spread out the voters. Realignment typically occurs on odd years to level out changes in population, she said.
The changes result in Butler County having 298 precincts instead of 297.
"The entire goal is to prevent any lines from forming in next year's presidential election when we expect a very high turnout," McGary said.
McGary said there was no political party input in the realignment. She said the new precincts were based on turnout in the last two November presidential elections and the number of registered voters in the precincts. Future development is also taken into consideration.
For instance, two precincts in Fairfield had 1,149 and 896 voters, respectively. Realignment will split the voters more evenly between the two districts.
"It's not an easy puzzle to assemble," said board Chairman Thomas Ellis.
Two especially large districts in the county were split.
"When you can't realign, you split," Ellis said.
The changes affect eight municipalities. The city of Fairfield has the most precints being aligned with nine. Middletown is the only municipality deleting a precinct.
McGary said polling places would not change, but some residents may have to vote in a different place. "Voters will be notified individually once realignment occurs," she said.
The board of election unanimously approved the realignment at its meeting Tuesday. McGary said the realignment will be used in this November's election.
Precinct Sampling
Fairfield: Realign 9 precincts
Hamilton: Realign 6 precincts
Middletown: Realign 8 precincts, delete 1
Fairfield Twp.: Realign 2 precincts, add 1 precinct
Liberty Twp.: Realign 2 precincts
West Chester Twp.: Realign 2 precincts
I find the line "there was no political party input in the realignment" (paragraph 5) interesting since the Board of Elections is made up of local party leaders. And let's not forget that the Director of the Board is determined by the party affiliation of the current Secretary of State.
But I digress ...
Here's the story as reported by the Journal-News
HAMILTON — The Butler County Board of Elections on Tuesday approved realignment of more than 10 percent of its precincts for the November election.
Betty L. McGary, director of the board, said 38 precincts were being realigned with two being split and one being deleted in an effort to better spread out the voters. Realignment typically occurs on odd years to level out changes in population, she said.
The changes result in Butler County having 298 precincts instead of 297.
"The entire goal is to prevent any lines from forming in next year's presidential election when we expect a very high turnout," McGary said.
McGary said there was no political party input in the realignment. She said the new precincts were based on turnout in the last two November presidential elections and the number of registered voters in the precincts. Future development is also taken into consideration.
For instance, two precincts in Fairfield had 1,149 and 896 voters, respectively. Realignment will split the voters more evenly between the two districts.
"It's not an easy puzzle to assemble," said board Chairman Thomas Ellis.
Two especially large districts in the county were split.
"When you can't realign, you split," Ellis said.
The changes affect eight municipalities. The city of Fairfield has the most precints being aligned with nine. Middletown is the only municipality deleting a precinct.
McGary said polling places would not change, but some residents may have to vote in a different place. "Voters will be notified individually once realignment occurs," she said.
The board of election unanimously approved the realignment at its meeting Tuesday. McGary said the realignment will be used in this November's election.
Precinct Sampling
Fairfield: Realign 9 precincts
Hamilton: Realign 6 precincts
Middletown: Realign 8 precincts, delete 1
Fairfield Twp.: Realign 2 precincts, add 1 precinct
Liberty Twp.: Realign 2 precincts
West Chester Twp.: Realign 2 precincts
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