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Recorder urges reprecincting in fast‑growing Pinal County; staff outlines costs and timeline
Summary
Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis told supervisors growth projections require reprecincting in multiple precincts; staff proposed 28 new precincts could cost about $500,000 upfront and roughly $250,000 per election thereafter, with a statutory deadline of Oct. 1 in odd years and a proposed public‑engagement timeline ahead of that date.
Dana Lewis, Pinal County Recorder, told the Board of Supervisors that unprecedented population growth since 2016 and development permits require the county to consider reprecincting to avoid excessive precinct sizes and long ballots.
Lewis said Arizona Revised Statutes and the election procedure manual require county reprecincting work to be complete by Oct. 1 of an odd-numbered year if the county finds precinct sizes will cause excessive wait times or ballot administration issues. She said the department has modeled growth with GIS and community-development data and identified specific precincts at risk of becoming too large.
Lewis proposed creating about 28 new precincts in growth areas across the county and listed many of the specific…
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