Agenda Item Name:
Title
Revised precinct boundaries, presented by Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton
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Presenter:
Kim A. Barton, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections
Description:
Request for Board Approval of revised precinct boundaries, pursuant to section 101.001, Florida Statutes.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the revised Precinct Block file for submission to the Department of State.
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Prior Board Motions:
Prior Board Approval on 05/10/2016 for court ordered boundary adjustments due to legal challenges to Florida's Congressional and Senate maps for the 2016 elections.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
New Polling Place Street Signs, Additional supplies for new polling place, voting equipment for new polling place, additional cost for education campaign regarding redistricting, additional cost for election workers for new polling place.
The FY22 adopted budget includes $50,000 for postage and $60,000 for printing new voter info cards and advertising to inform voters of changes. When creating the FY22 budget, the Office of the Supervisor of Elections indicated that the costs for new precinct signage and ADA inspections were expected to be minimal and could be covered by the existing budget.
Any other expenses itemized above are not explicitly included in the FY22 budget and would need to be funded from the Office's current allocation or General Fund reserves. The total of these additional costs has not been provided to OMB.
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Strategic Guide:
N/A
Background:
State law requires the BOCC to approve the boundaries and any adjustments to the borders of the precincts for each county.
The FY22 Adopted Budget includes: $19,500 for the redistricting work/consultant; $50,000 for postage for mailing all voters new voter information cards, and $60,000 for printing new voter info cards and advertising to inform voters of any changes in precincts and representation. During the FY22 budget development process...
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