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<br />CASSCOUNlY <br />GOVERNMENT <br />..I.. <br /> <br />Auditor <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir, CPA <br />701-241-5601 <br /> <br />Treasurer <br /> <br />Charlotte Sandvik <br />701-241-5611 <br /> <br />Director of <br />Equalization <br /> <br />Frank Klein <br />701-241-5616 <br /> <br />Box 2806 <br />211 Ninth Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58103 <br /> <br />Fax 701-241-5728 <br /> <br />www.casscountynd.gov <br /> <br />November 20, 2007 <br /> <br />Cass County Board of Commissioners <br />Cass County Government <br />211 9th Street South <br />Fargo ND 58103 <br /> <br />.-') <br /> <br />~',' n <br />! . - . <br /> <br />-,""j <br />" ~ <br />J ! <br /> <br />Re: <br /> <br />Precinct Realignment for 2008 <br /> <br />."'C~ <br /> <br />Dear Commissioners: <br /> <br />State law requires the county to have changes in precinct boundaries <br />completed before December 31 st. Over the past few months we have been <br />reviewing our election practices and planning for the 2008 elections. Some <br />of the things we considered were the goal of removing election precincts <br />from schools wherever possible; dealing with the difficulty of finding and <br />training election workers; reducing the number of sites to manage on election <br />day; and making it easier for people to find their correct precinct. In all of our <br />considerations we were very cognizant of the voting experience that we give <br />the potential voters in Cass County. <br /> <br />We reviewed each of the polling sites in Fargo and West Fargo and I believe <br />came up with some excellent polling sites that can both handle more voters <br />and are at the same time convenient for the voter. With some changes in <br />state law this last session, we are better able to staff and handle more voters <br />in a precinct. On the enclosed summary of changes you will see that only <br />one polling site would be in a school building. This location is Westside <br />Elementary in West Fargo and the gymnasium where voting is held has a <br />separate enterance and its own parking lot. Some of the church sites do have <br />day care during the day hours but the polling site within the building will be <br />isolated from the day care area. <br /> <br />I have included a map with the current precinct boundaries and maps <br />showing the proposed boundaries of each district, along with the changed <br />legal descriptions of the precincts. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ <br />'-[t;~lh(~ <br /> <br />Michael MontplaIsir <br />Cass County Auditor <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: <br />Move to change the precinct boundaries for Legislative Districts 11, 13,21, <br />27,41,44,45 and 46 as outlined by the County Auditor. <br /> <br />Ene: Maps and legal descriptions <br />