[EL] An election oddity?

[George Korbel]

Well in Texas there frequently are precincts that split school districts, cities and other special districts-- all of which are nonpartisan elections.  In the November partisan elections precincts cannot contain a contest for more than 1 position.  

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> On Nov 7, 2013, at 10:25 AM, "Maceda, Cliff" <cmaceda_CONTRACTOR at ap.org> wrote:
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> TX has very tight rules regarding precincts and overlapping jurisdictions.  This is not the case in many states, but it is there.
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> My own precinct includes the Town of Chevy Chase, Maryland but also a few buildings just outside of it. This does not cause any problems because municipal elections never coincide with other elections. I know the same is true for at least several other Maryland municipalities.
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> When I lived in South Carolina years ago, I was in a very oddly shaped precinct (new development) where I had to take a highway one exit to get to the polling place. I had to vote for some offices by paper due to district issues. They split the precinct after getting VRA preclearance--I remember getting notices about the split and the preclearance.
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