The county’s growth is reflected in the number of people who live within a particular precinct, and some Hays precincts will be redrawn under sections of the state Election Code that require regular examination.
At its meeting Tuesday morning, the Hays County Commissioners Court approved changes to 11 voting precincts where the number of registered voters is approaching or in excess of 5,000. County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson explained that the state Election Code requires commissioners courts to look at voting precincts every odd-numbered year in March and April and adjust them so that the number of registered voters in each precinct is under 5,000.
Precincts 113, 221, 336 and 337 all had registered voter populations of between 4,500 and 5,000. Precincts 120, 127, 129, 224, 228, 443 and 444 all had registered voter populations in excess of 5,000, according to figures from the county. The new configuration creates 19 new election districts, but the highest number of registered voters in any of those districts would be 3,300.
