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Denton County approves boundary changes to seven election precincts; one polling-location building moved without affecting voters
Summary
The court approved recommended splits for seven precincts that exceeded 5,000 registered voters, moved Butterfield Elementary into a different precinct building designation at the school districts request, and corrected a packet numbering error before voting.
Denton County Commissioners Court voted April 8 to approve boundary changes to seven county election precincts after hearing a presentation from county election staff.
County elections staff reported seven precincts exceeded the 5,000-registered-voter threshold that requires splitting. The staffs recommended boundary adjustments were included in the meeting packet and presented to both the county Republican and Democratic parties; staff told the court the parties raised no objections.
Elections staff said one administrative change requested by the school district will reassign the physical building Butterfield Elementary from precinct 1004 into precinct 1003 for purposes of polling-place designation; staff said the move will not affect any registered voters. Staff also reported a clerical correction to the split list: a reference listed as "2019" should read "4219." The chair moved to approve the recommendations with that edit; Commissioner Falconer seconded, and the court approved the changes by unanimous voice vote.
The elections official told the court he worked with local leaders, including the former mayor of Northlake, on one of the Northlake-area splits. Commissioners asked about pending state legislative changes; staff said a separate bill under consideration would restore previous flexibility to combine precincts up to 5,000 under certain rules, reversing an earlier change that caused issues in primaries.
The court recorded the motion and unanimous approval; county staff said the technical packet contains schedules and maps for the precinct splits.
