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Reapportionment maps move about 240 Spencer County voters into Shelby County, officials say
Summary
State and local officials told Spencer County Fiscal Court that GIS-based reapportionment maps placed roughly 240 residents in Shelby County, prompting discussions about petitions to change county lines, potential revenue loss and interim interlocal agreements for emergency services.
Spencer County Judge/Executive Scott Travis and state lawmakers told the Fiscal Court on May 6 that new GIS mapping used in post-2020 reapportionment has placed about 240 registered voters in Shelby County.
State Rep. James Allen Tipton told the court he had received a letter from the State Board of Elections advising that, under KRS 117.055(1), precinct lines must not cross county or legislative district boundaries and that the GIS accuracy showed those voters as residing in Shelby County. Tipton read part of the board—s warning that the law requires election records be corrected and said, according to the letter, "the law must be upheld regardless of timing or inconvenience."
The revelation has potential fiscal and service impacts. Magistrates and the judge said Spencer County could lose property and…
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