To: Chair and Commissioners of the Election Commission
From: Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk
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Determining Election Districts for Newly Annexed Property
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Executive Summary
Per Town Code, the Election Commission is tasked with determining the Election District for newly annexed properties if they fall outside of the redistricting timeframe that occurs every six years. The next redistricting is to occur in April of 2027. The goal of redistricting is to maintain a 15% difference between the highest and lowest number of registered voters in each District.
The following properties have been annexed into the Town over the last year:
• Pine Canyon, 535 acres
• Lost Canyon, 661.07 acres
• Four Corners - 8 parcels, 1.36 acres (Town-owned right of way)
• South Ridge 1 - Enderud, .12 acres (Town-owned right of way)
• South Ridge 2 - Plum Creek, .02 acres (Town-owned right of way)
• Gilbert and Plum Creek, .27 acres (Town-owned right of way)
Staff has obtained data on the number of registered voters currently in each District. Additionally, staff has obtained the estimated number of registered voters based on the number of homes projected to be built before the next redistricting.
Voters as of 10/25 Projected by 2027*
District 1 10,416 10,416
District 2 11,572 11,638
District 3 11,401 12,277
District 4 9,642 9,642
District 5 10,246 10,556
District 6 12,989 13,901
*Two registered voters are estimated for each home built.
NOTE: The only parcel that will have future residents are Pine Canyon with no homes projected to be built before the next redistricting in 2027.
GIS staff from our Division of IT will be attending to present proposed options for which Election District each parcel should reside in.
Proposed Motion
I move to place the Pine Canyon parcel into District ___.
I move to place the Lost Canyon parcel into District ___.
I move to place the eight Four Corners Town-owned right of way parcels into District ___.
I move to place the South Ridge 1 - Enderud Town-owned right of way parcel into District ___.
I move to place the South Ridge 2 - Plum Creek Town-owned right of way parcel into District ___.
I move to place the Gilbert and Plum Creek Town-owned right of way parcel into District ___.
Attachments
Attachment A Election District maps