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9a Leslie R. Swan Supervis.5 - of Elections Indian River County April 27, 2022 The Honorable Peter O'Bryan, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Indian River County Administration Building A 180127 th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 RE: Redistricting and Relocation of Polling Sites Dear Chairman O'Bryan, Every ten years following the U.S. Census, state and county governing bodies go through a redistricting process. This process involves adjusting established electoral district boundaries in response to population shifts. The Board of County Commissioners/School Board completed the process of redrawing their district boundary lines in December 2021. The Florida Legislature has recently completed the process of redrawing the state's congressional and legislative district boundary lines. It is the responsibility of the Supervisor of Elections to adjust precinct boundary lines. Indian River County's population has increased by 21,760 since the last decennial census, therefore precinct boundary changes are necessary. When redrawing precinct lines there are several factors to consider, including the number of registered voters, anticipated population growth, congressional and legislative districts, municipal boundary lines, special districts, census blocks, and polling place availability. Configuring precinct boundary lines is similar to assembling pieces of an intricate puzzle. Our goal is to group voters together in precincts according to their congressional district, state senate district, state house district, special district, or municipality. Once precinct boundary lines are set, voters are assigned to a precinct and an Election Day polling site. One or more precincts may be housed within a single polling location, depending upon th number of voters the facility can efficiently accommodate. _� airy ,6 12 4375 43' Avenue • Vero Beach, FL 32967 1 Office: (772) 226-3440 1 Fax: (772) 770-5367 1 wtivw.voteindianriver.com