Harris County commissioners will consider adjusting election precinct boundaries to 16 different voting precincts throughout the county in May due to a surplus of registered voters.
A proposal to combine two voting precincts in north Houston, due to a small number of registered voters, is also on the table.
Explained
The 16 election precincts throughout Harris County have exceeded the state’s registered voter population requirement that calls for no more than 5,000 registered voters in each precinct, according to the county administration website.
Meanwhile, two north Houston election precincts did not meet the same state election code that requires for at least 100 registered voters in the precinct.
“Re-precincting is different from re-districting in that the boundaries for elected officials (and thus their constituencies) remain the same. Only election precinct boundaries are adjusted, so there are no changes to any voters’ ballots in terms of the contests in which they vote,” the county administration website states.
The proposed changes includes the following areas based on the Harris County Voter Registrar website:
What residents should know
Harris County commissioners will vote on these adjustments May 8. Voters from the various precincts can attend the public hearing May 8 and submit comments regarding the proposed changes. The public hearing and adoption of changes are scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Downtown Houston courtroom, located at 1001 Preston St., Houston.
County commissioners are required to review election precincts every year that ends in an odd number, according to the Secretary of State’s election website.
