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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO.: 2022-_________ TO ADOPT VOTING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES WITHIN KITTITAS COUNTY Whereas: Pursuant to RCW 36.32.020, the Board of County Commissioners must divide their county into three commissioner districts so each district comprises as nearly as possible one-third of the population of the county; and Whereas: Pursuant to RCW 29A.76.010, it is the responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners to periodically redistrict, based on population information from the most recent federal decennial census; and Whereas: The Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2022-002 amending Kittitas County Code Chapter 1.08 to modify and update County Commissioner Districts; and Whereas: The adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-002 removed Voting Precincts from Kittitas County Code; and Whereas: Pursuant to RCW 29A.16.050, every election precinct must be wholly within a single congressional district, a single legislative district, a single district of a county legislative authority, an, if applicable, a city; and Whereas: Pursuant to RCW 29A.16.040, election precinct sizes are limited to 1500 active registered voters or less, and precinct boundaries may be altered any time as long as sufficient time exists prior to a given election, and precinct boundaries may also be altered when a city or town annexes unincorporated territory to the city or town; and Whereas: Election precinct boundaries must frequently be altered due to population growth or changes with the County, or due to annexation of territory by a city or town; and Whereas: The County Auditor is authorized by RCW 29A.16.040(3) to temporarily adjust election precinct boundaries as needed to accommodate population growth or changes within precincts, or to accommodate the addition of territory to a city or town, and those adjustments are then adopted by the Board of County Commissioners; and