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Way o ° ' SS Wana% MAYOR ni0 13lesencr COUNCIL Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis Michael McGraw 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joni 12. Ranson www.alittle-canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener and Members of the City Council FROM: Kathy Glanzer, City Clerk DATE: February 7, 2008 RE: Realignment of Precinct Boundaries The number of Little Canada registered voters has been on the increase over the past few years. The most notable increase has been occurring in Precinct 3. The voting location for Precinct 3 is the Little Canada City Center, which is the most limited in terms of handling large numbers of voters. Therefore, staff is recommending that the boundary between Precinct 1 and Precinct 3 be moved from County Road C to Little Canada Road. This will increase the size of Precinct 1 by 400 voters, thus decreasing the size of Precinct 3 by the same number. The Precinct 1 voting location is the Roseville Area Middle School which has the physical capabilities of handling these additional voters. For your information 1 have attached maps of our current precinct boundaries as well as the proposed revised boundaries. Below are the number of registered voters in each precinct as currently exist and as proposed. Current Precinct Sizes: Precinct 1 (Roseville Area Middle School) - 1,580 Precinct 2 (LC Elementary School) - 2,181 Precinct 3 (LC City Center) - 2,246 Proposed Precinct Sizes: Precinct 1 (Roseville Area Middle School) - 2,080 Precinct 2 (LC Elementary School) - 2,181 Precinct 3 (LC City Center) - 1,746 It should be noted that Little Canada has historically had a very high percentage of voter turnout. Ramsey County is anticipating that voter turnout for the 2008 Elections will be unprecedented. Therefore, in addition to increasing the number of election judges to 1