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~~ December 8, 1976 T0: CITY MANAGER FROM: CITY CLERK SUBJECT: SUBMISSION OF MUNICIPAL CHAPTER 132, LAWS 1976. MAPS BY PRECINCT TO COMPLY WITH Enclosed please find a copy of a memorandum sent to each mayor in municipalities with more than one election precinct from the State Demographer detailing the requirements necessary to bring precinct boundaries into compliance with Chapter 132, Laws of 1976. and the deadline for adopting such changes. In summary, the memorandum states that after November 2, 1976 and before. January 1, 1977 each municipality in the .state must set up precinct boundaries so that each interior boundary follows visible, clearly recognizable physical features, such as a street, stream, shor~l~ne, drainage ditch, railroad right- of-way or any other line which is clearly visible from the ground. This will enable the state to use census data to facilitate reapportionment following the 1980 census. After January 1, 1977 precinct boundaries cannot be changed until January 1, 1982. This office recommends that at the same time as precinct boundaries are .changed. to relect the changes mandated by Chapter 132, precinct. 2 be split into -two, precincts to allow for more orderly voting. At the November 2nd election, precincts 1, 3, 4, and 5 experienced only the 'normal problems relating to a national election. However, precinct 2 experienced rather severe problems because of the Large turn out which overtaxed the: a#ailable facilities. The Precinct 1 boundary is currently every part of the city east of 8th Avenue N.W. and 8th Avenue, extended through Long Lake, (See present precinct map attached hereto) with-voting at City Hall. There were 1367 votes cast in this precinct on November 2nd which is about the maximum this facility can handle efficiently. This office proposes only minor changes to meet the requirements of Chapter 132, Laws of 1976. Such changes would be that at 8th Avenue N.W. and 10th Street, N. W., the boundry line follow 10th Street to Long Lake Road, Long Lake Road to the northerly boundary of I69$, easterly along 1694 to Long Lake thence along the westerly and northerly shore line of Long Lake to Rice Creed and Rice Creek to the northeastern boundary of New Brighton. (See ppoposed precinct map attached hereto) This would add only the homes now located north of IOth Street, east of Long Lake Road, south of I694 and west of 8th Avenue, extended to Precinct I. Precinct 2 which presently covers that portion of the city north of 14th Street and west of 8th Avenue extended is proposed to be divided into 2 precincts. At the November 2nd election, 3183 votes were cast which as stated previously caused rather severe problems and inconvenience to the voters. A review of the registered voters records for Precinct 2 indicated that about 2 of the registered