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• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 1D <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jean Viger, Deputy Clerk <br />MEETING DATE: March 12, 2012 <br />TOPIC: Resolution No. 12 -23, Reestablishing Precincts and <br />Polling Places <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Redistricting is the process of redrawing the boundaries of election districts and is done after <br />the completion of the decennial Census. The voters who live in each district then elect <br />individuals to represent the people of the district in a legislature or other governing body. The <br />p <br />e of each district are equally represented. <br />purpose of redistricting is to ensure that the people q Y p <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Minnesota legislative and congressional redistricting plans were released by the <br />Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. As a result, Lino Lakes remains <br />wholly in the sixth congressional district, but is now represented in Senate District 38 and <br />State House District 38A. <br />City governments must redistrict or reestablish all precincts after state redistricting (M.S. <br />204B14, subd. d). Reestablishing precincts is a routine process of verifying that existing <br />precinct boundaries meet legal requirements and then reconfirming those boundaries. <br />The City of Lino Lakes has made no precinct boundary changes. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />1. Approve Resolution No. 12 -23 reestablishing precincts and polling places. <br />P21 <br />