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38 A final consideration when drawing precinct boundaries is to limit any non-continguous precinct 39 boundaries. Non-continguous precincts can make the redistricting of county commission districts 40 more difficult for a variety of reasons, as well as be more difficult to manage and navigate for voters. 41 The newly drawn legislative and congressional districts were released on February 15. Under the th 42 new plan, Roseville remains entirely in the 4 congressional district, but there were changes to both 43 the Senate and House district boundaries. Roseville is still represented by 2 Senate districts. Those 44 new districts are Senate district 66 (House district 66A) and Senate district 40 (House district 40B) 45 (previously Senate district 42). Under this new plan, Roseville will still have 2 Minnesota senators 46 and 2 Minnesota representatives. 47 48 In determining precints, staff used the following criteria: 49 Closely adhere to existing precinct lines, where possible 50 Follow geographical divisions, where possible (census block, recognizable physical features, 51 highways, rivers, etc.) 52 Lines correspond with school district, legislative and congressional districts 53 Distribute registered voter population as appropriately and evenly as possible 54 Maintain accesibility to potential polling locations to the best of our ability 55 Being aware of future population growth areas 56 57 With these considerations in mind, staff has provided a recommendation on precinct boundaries. The 58 city currently has 10 precincts. Staff is recommending that with redistricting, the number of precincts 59 increase to 11. This will allow for manageable precincts on election day, accounting for the absentee 60 ballot variable. When increasing precincts, the city will be responsible for the cost of any additional 61 election equipment for the new precinct. The estimated cost to add a precinct according to Ramsey 62 County is roughly $10,000 which would be paid for through the capital budget. 63 64 The attached map provides a visual represenation of the proposed precinct boundaries. Precinct 1 65 and 2 are located in the Mounds View school district while the remainder of precincts are part of the 66 Roseville school disctrict. 67 68 Additionally, precincts 1 – 7, and 11 are located in Senate District 40 (House District 40A), while 69 precincts 8-10 are within the boundaries of Senate District 66 (House District 66A). 70 71 Ramsey County, as our election administrator, will be responsible for notifying affected households 72 of the change, and publishing precinct boundaries. 73 74 Staff will be bringing forward an additional item for approval designating polling locations after 75 providing Ramsey County with the precinct boundaries. 76 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 77 To comply with federal and state regulations regarding establishment of precincts after redistricting 78 to allow all persons within the city equal representation. 79 B UDGET I MPLICATIONS 80 The additional cost of adding a precinct would be in the range of roughly $10,000 for 2022. There 81 may be options to lease equipment as well rather than purchase depending upon what other cities in 82 Ramsey County do with their precinct boundaries. Some cities may be reducing precincts which may 83 make additional equipment available to Roseville at a reduced cost. There are currently dollars 84 allocated for voting equipment for 2022 to cover this expense. Page 2 of 3