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Supervisor of Elections warns splitting precincts and 'islands' will raise costs, asks committee to use census blocks
Summary
Elections office outlined precinct structure, described 'island' precincts caused by splits across county commission and congressional lines, and recommended using census blocks, avoiding congressional splits and minimizing precinct splits to reduce voter confusion and budget impact.
The Orange County Supervisor of Elections office told the Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee on March 12 that how the committee draws new county commission lines will directly affect precincts, polling places and election costs.
Dan Helm, director of special projects at the Supervisor of Elections office, said staff must convert the committee’s final map into precincts and ballot styles, and encouraged the committee to avoid precinct splits and limit deviations that create so-called “island” precincts. “When you split precincts and draw lines willy-nilly through congressional districts, it creates a real problem with the way that we report our data to the state,” Helm…
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