The Cache County Clerk/Auditor’s Office is in the process of adjusting and consolidating voting precincts, which are to be viewed and voted on by the County Council on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
“Our goal is to not only right-size the precincts but to also make it understandable for the voters,” said Jess Bradfield, county clerk/auditor.
Three considerations are made when redistricting voter precincts: boundaries of districts for state-level and county-level offices, ensuring the sizes of precincts are within state law, and making sure that areas within a city are similarly situated, meaning the precinct should make sense with the grouping of voters that are in it. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.
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