News Flash Home
The original item was published from 12/1/2017 5:02:00 PM to 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM.

News Flash

Office of Communications

Posted on: December 1, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Board Approves New Redistricting Map, Some Precincts Added

Default News Flash Image

This week, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan to update voting precincts across the county.  In some cases, new precincts were created.  The changes were made primarily to account for population growth.

“These precincts were last updated in 2012, and Maricopa County has grown a lot since then” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Denny Barney, District 1. “I think we did things the right way.  We listened to stakeholders, and we made only the adjustments that we believe are necessary to accommodate our changing communities.”

Many of the adjustments this time around came in Districts 1 and 2 in the fast-growing East Valley.

“It’s important for everyone to realize that updating precincts is not a new thing,” said Vice Chairman Steve Chucri, District 2.  “We took great care to make sure that on the final version of this map, any changes were made as a result of population growth or confusing ballots along city borders.”

The redistricting process began earlier this year with a proposal from the County Recorder’s Office. 

“Our precinct committee members and constituents provided valuable input and feedback that we incorporated into the final map,” said Supervisor Bill Gates, District 3. “I thank the community for their involvement in this process and look forward to discussing re-precincting again after the 2020 census.”

Not every district is seeing changes. 

“We didn’t make any adjustments in my district because there’s a large senior population. They were very clear that they like things the way they are.  And we were able to accommodate that,” said Supervisor Clint Hickman, District 4. 

You can see the updated precinct map here.

The board did not vote on proposed changes to the Justice Precincts or plans to use voting centers in next year’s election.

“I think what’s important now is making sure that we are relentless in communicating these changes to the voters because what we don’t want is for anyone to get discouraged or confused or disenfranchised,” said Supervisor Steve Gallardo, District 5.

Additional changes to voting precincts will be considered after the 2020 census.

“We’re talking about people’s sacred voting privilege so this is a process all of us took very seriously” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Denny Barney, District 1. 

Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in Office of Communications

BOS-budget-2023

Board Appoints LD-2 Senator

Posted on: July 19, 2023
Stars, stripes & microchip  (graphic includes dog and fireworks in background

Stars, Stripes, and Microchips

Posted on: June 14, 2023
Capitol

LD-26 House Appointment

Posted on: June 5, 2023
Capitol

Board Appoints LD-26 Senator

Posted on: May 8, 2023
Capitol

Board Appoints LD-13 Legislator

Posted on: May 5, 2023
Maricopa-County-Feature

Printer Investigation Complete

Posted on: April 10, 2023
News Room Featured Image

Board Begins County Manager Recruitment

Posted on: January 26, 2023
Homepage-Tile-Elections

Voter Registration Deadline is Tuesday

Posted on: October 10, 2022
flag

Board Appoints New District 19 Legislator

Posted on: September 28, 2022
Rio Verde Water

Rio Verde Foothills Water Statement

Posted on: September 6, 2022