SENATE BILL REPORT

                            SB 5643

                    AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1993

Brief Description:  Requiring voting precinct boundaries to be redrawn to conform to state law.

SPONSORS: Senators Cantu, Snyder and Winsley

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Staff:  Barbara Howard (786‑7410)

Hearing Dates: February 18, 1993

BACKGROUND:

Changes to the boundaries of voting precincts must follow visible, physical features delineated in U.S. Census Bureau maps.  A change need not follow the Census maps unless it is necessitated by an annexation or incorporation and (1) the proposed boundary itself does not follow a visible, physical feature, or (2) election administration would be substantially impaired by the change.  If election administration would be impaired by a boundary change, the county auditor must issue a statement giving the reasons of impairment.

SUMMARY:

The ability to avoid conforming voting precinct boundaries to U.S. Census map features because administration of elections would be impaired is deleted.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested