2024-0404
INTRODUCED BY: BOB FISHER, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-2. Visible voting precinct boundaries and polling places, to merge certain voting precincts and to establish new boundaries for merged precincts.
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WHEREAS, the governing authority of St. Charles Parish has the authority under Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:532 to establish and modify precinct boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, RS 18:532 requires that all precincts have clearly observable boundaries and be contiguous; and,
WHEREAS, precincts 6-3 and 6-8 were previously unable to be merged due to conflicts with the older Congressional district boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the realignment of Congressional districts in Louisiana following the passage of Act 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session, which enacted a new Congressional map with two majority-Black districts, and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling in Robinson v. Landry, now allow for the merging of these precincts; and,
WHEREAS, both precincts 6-3 and 6-8 are located within the same polling place, and no change to the polling location is necessary; and,
WHEREAS, this merger is being undertaken to simplify voting precincts, improve voter convenience, and ensure compliance with state law.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Elections, Section 8-2. Visible voting precinct boundaries and polling places, is hereby amended by striking the language defining Precincts 6-3 and 6-8 and insert verbiage as follows:
Precinct 6-3.
The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the center flow channel of the Mississippi River and an the centerline extension of Carolyn Drive, and proceeding northeasterly along the centerline of Carolyn Drive and its extension to its intersection with the centerline o...
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