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Kaufman County election staff: five voting precincts must be redrawn after voter growth
Summary
Kaufman County Elections staff told the commissioners court a statutory review found five voting precincts exceed the 5,000-voter threshold under Texas Election Code §42.031, meaning boundary changes or new precincts will be required; countywide polling and lack of in-precinct facilities complicate planning.
Kaufman County elections staff told the commissioners court on March 25 that five voting precincts must be split or redrawn after recent registration growth pushed several precincts over the statutory threshold.
Tandy, an elections staff member, said the review was conducted under Texas Election Code §42.031, which requires counties to review voting precinct boundaries in March or April of odd-numbered years. “As of yesterday, we’ve exceeded that threshold,” Tandy said, noting one precinct — listed in the materials as precinct 29 — had 5,083 active registered voters.
The county’s review identified five precincts that must be split and several others to monitor for future growth. Tandy told…
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