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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on April 2, 2019
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Docket #0211 - Petition for a special law re: An Act Relative to Voting Precincts in the City of Boston
Docket #0314 - Ordinance requiring review of precincts in the City of Boston
A
A
None
of
these
adjustments
will
change
any
Ward
boundary
lines
and
they
will
not
change
representation
for
the
purposes
of
congressional
representative,
senatorial
and
council
districts.
This
one
repetition
is
necessary
so
that
a
few
new
sub
precincts
and
polling
locations
may
be
included
in
the
Commonwealth's
statewide.
Voter
registration
information
system,
also
known
as
VR,
is
dark
at
0
to
1.
A
1
was
assigned
to
the
committee
back
on
January
30th
of
2019
docket
0
3
1
4
is
a
proposed
ordinance
which
seeks
to
amend
chapter
2
of
the
city
code
by
adding
the
appropriate
committee
of
the
City
Council
that
conducts
a
review
of
city
precincts
every
5
years.
The
report
shall
include
information
about
population
shifts
development
in
neighborhoods
and
impact
the
precinct
size
on
polling
locations,
staffing
and
election
day
operations
and
other
factors
necessary.
Dockets,
0,
3,
1
4
was
assigned
to
the
committee
back
on
February
6th
of
2019.
It
should
be
noted.
A
This
hearing
is
being
streamlined
on
Boston
City,
Council
TV
online
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
broadcast
at
a
later
date
on
Comcast
channel
8,
RC,
n
channel
82
and
Verizon
1964.
So
I
know
that
we've
been
joined
by
the
administration
panel.
We
know
that
we
have
do
an
Irish
Commissioner
of
the
election.
Department
also
joined
by
I,
always
get
the
tight
I
always
get
the
title
mixed
up,
cuz
you're
sort
of
a
I've
always
said
he
was
the
utility
infielder.
But
what's
the
appropriate
side?
A
Also
assistant
registrar
people
want
t
is
here:
we
also
are
joined
by
former
president
of
Boston.
City
Council
is
attorney,
Larry,
Dakara
and
also
filling
in
ian
is
here
on
behalf
of
the
mass
vote
and
standing
and
on
behalf
of
Cheryl
Crawford.
So
I
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
we're
gonna
get
I,
guess
right
into
it.
I
know
my
colleagues
will
have
some
questions
as
well,
so
I'll
defer
to
Dion
as
the
Commissioner
between
you
guys
and
then
we'll
go
from
there,
but.
B
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
Sharon
Flaherty,
president
Campbell
and
all
the
other
members
of
this
esteemed
body.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
to
be
here
today
to
talk
about
what
we
think
is
a
very
important
thing
and
it's
directly
related
to
voter
access.
Our
precincts.
As
you
know,
the
city
at
the
precinct
is
the
smallest
boundary
electoral
boundary
and
it's
the
building
block
for
district
making.
B
If,
from
a
voter
standpoint,
it
also
impacts
where
a
voter
goes
to
vote
in
and
impacts
to
vote,
a
wait
time,
polling,
place,
staffing
and
and
many
other
things,
and
over
the
years
the
the
city
has
grown
tremendously
in
population
and
some
parts
of
the
city
more
so
than
other
parts.
So
currently
we
have
a
huge
disparity
where
we
have
precincts
that
may
have
5,000
voters
and
precincts
that
may
have
500,
as
you
can
imagine.
That
is
a
very
concerning
thing
for
us.
B
In
order
for
us
to
properly
conduct
elections,
we
need
to
have
precincts
that
are
manageable
in
size
and
there
are
ways
for
us
to
do
this
comprehensively
and
we'll
talk
about
that
as
well
today.
But
what
we
want
to
talk
about.
First
is
some
immediate
steps
that
we
need
to
take
to
address
our
most
urgent
parts
of
the
city
so
that
we
could
properly
allow
voting
in
2019
and
also
in
the
2020
elections.
B
So
we
have
a
presentation
that
we're
prepared
for
you
that
will
go
through
that
and
we'll
you
know,
we'd
love
to
answer
any
questions
address.
Any
concerns
that
may
arise
and
I
also
just
want
to
know
for
the
public
that
this
presentation
is
also
on
our
website.
So
they
could
view
it
as
well.
So
I'm
gonna
ask
that
mr.
Poe
Monty
to
just
walk
us
through
the
Oh
points.
Larry.
A
Good
Thank
You
Sabina
welcome
again,
and
actually
you
know
what
just
before
we
go.
We've
also
been
joined
by
my
colleagues
in
order
of
their
arrival.
City
Council,
red
Flynn
city,
councillor
Josh,
take
him
in
city.
Councillor,
Kim
Janey
are
also
joining
us
as
well,
but
you
have
the
floor
sub.
You
know.
C
The
first
precinct
in
question
is
Ward
3
precinct
6,
and
that's
what
most
of
the
precincts
that
are
involved
here
are
the
in
the
financial
district
here
and
that's
what
comprises
the
the
precinct
right
now
and
in
that
total
precinct
is
4536
voters
in
that
district
or
in
that
precinct.
Excuse
me-
and
this
is
what
our
proposal
is
to
come
up
with
two
separate
sub
precincts
just.
A
C
C
As
you
can
see,
we
try
to
do
everything
we
can
to
divide
it
equally,
as
best
we
possibly
could
so
the
next
precinct.
That's
in
question
is
three
seven:
three
seven
votes
right
now
with
the
Cathedral
High
School,
and
at
this
moment
that's
what
three
seven
will
look.
It
looks
like
in
the
total
voters.
There
is
three
thousand
seven
hundred
and
eighty-seven.
C
C
At
the
same
location,
okay,
the
next
precinct
is
what
three
precinct
eight
just
to
make
reference.
This
is
the
largest
precinct
in
the
city.
This
moment
there
is
6,000
138
registered
voters
there.
Our
proposal
for
Ward
3
precinct
8
is
to
split
it
up
into
three
sections.
They
will
all
vote
at
the
the
the
YMCA
in
Chinatown.
C
The
facility
will
house
three
separate
precincts
there
to
accommodate
were
three
precinct
eight,
so
the
new
counts
will
be
Ward.
3
precinct
8
is
16,
46
3
8
a
will
be
24
48
and
Ward.
3
8
B
will
be
twenty
forty,
four,
so
2040
for
sure
what
three
precinct
8
is
1646
war,
three
precinct
8
a
will
be
2448
Ward
3
precinct,
8
V
will
be
2040
for
the
reason
for
us,
leaving
3
8
a
little
bit
Shia
than
the
other
ones.
C
A
So
you
would
be
basically
putting
say,
for
example,
at
the
YMCA
Chinatown
you'll,
be
putting
in
3
different
machines
that
you
feed
the
ballot
into
and
then
you'd
put
up
some
additional
those
little
triangular
keep
us.
We
get
to
fill
the
ballot.
That's
correct!
So
right
now
at
YMCA,
Chinatown,
4,
3
8,
there's
one
machine
that
you
feed
into
you
got
a
couple
different
kiosk
and
then
everyone's
backed
up
and
waiting
in
line
for
that.
So,
okay,
so.
C
Same
with
the
other
piece,
it'll
be
three
check-ins
now
so
three
separate
right
now,
there's
one
check-in:
we
try
to
do
the
best.
We
can
to
split
the
books
and
have
multiple
check-ins,
but
that's
a
little
bit
difficult
with
the,
with
the
way
that
we
split
the
book.
But
in
this
proposal
it'll
be
sectioned
off
by
area,
so
each
one
will
have
its
own
polling
location
book
as
well
as
its
own
machine
to
do
the
checkout.
So.
C
And
this
location
will
need
12
extra
minimum
because
it's
three
separate
precincts,
Senate,
okay
and
because
of
this
precinct,
a
lot
of
translations
as
well.
Okay,
so
continuing
on
the
next
precinct
is
Ward
five
precinct
one.
They
vote
at
the
Franklin
Institute
our
proposal,
our
registered
voter
count.
There
is
four
thousand
three
hundred
and
sixty
our
proposal,
for
this
is
to
split
that
up
into
two
just
v:
1
and
v
1,
a
5-1
will
comprise
2097
registered
voters
and
v
1a
will
have
two
thousand
two
hundred
and
sixty-three
register.
Voters.
B
A
C
A
Sense
of
my
just
based
on
that
location,
it's
probably
a
private
sale
and
it'll-
be
private
development.
I,
just
don't
I
think
you
may
want
to
start
looking
sooner
rather
than
later.
That's
try
to
find
it
at
an
appropriate
polling
location
for
5-1,
but
leave
it
up
to
you
in
the
district
counselor
to
kind
council
point
any
updates
on
that
site.
D
D
C
A
B
C
D
B
C
Me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
believe
it's
the
North
Hampton
Hampton
house
is
where
they
vote
this.
Yes,
and
this
one
here
is
slated
to
be
split
into
two
precincts
voting
into
st.
at
the
same
location.
Actually,
no
excuse
me,
one
will
be
moving
to
the
VIP
Mandela
to
make
it
a
little
bit
more
accessible
for
the
voters
there
and
393
will
remain
at
the
Hampton
house.
The
registered
voter
count
originally
was
three
one.
C
E
You,
mr.
chair,
what
is
the
plan
then
I
appreciate
the
effort
to
make
things
more
convenient,
particularly
for
those
who
reside
in
Mandela
or
near
Mandela,
to
vote
at
Mandela.
But
how
do
you
then
communicate
that
in
time
for
voters
to
have
the
necessary
information
so
that
they're
not
going
to
their
old
polling
location,
getting
turned
away,
possibly
not
voting
again
because
they've
been
turned
away?
B
B
Do
we
do
a
direct
mailing
to
voters
in
addition
to
that,
we
also
do
advertisement
in
local
newspapers,
and
we
also
work
with
depends
on
the
context
with
community
organizations
that
may
be
in
that
area.
So
we
use
as
many
channels
of
communication
as
we
can
find
to
educate
voters,
but
that
includes,
like
I,
said,
it
starts
off
with
with
a
first-class
mail
and.
E
B
The
papers,
you
know
we,
we
determined
that
baby,
we
develop
a
strategy
based
on
what
you
know,
what
area
of
the
city?
What
we
think
may
be
a
good
channel
of
communication.
It
may
even
be
that
we
need
to
flyer,
you
know:
do
lid
drops
in
buildings,
and
so
we,
you
know
we're
flexible
with
the
strategy
and
we're
very
cognizant
that
that
is
very
difficult
to
get
people
to
understand
when
there
is
a
change.
So
we
would
would
happy
to
come
up
with
a
detailed
outreach
plan
and
and
share
that
with
you.
A
B
Want
to
add
to
that.
The
reason
why
we're
approaching
this
through
a
Home
Rule
petition
is
because
we
already
have
existing
districts
on
alleged
state
legislative
level
on
the
congressional
level,
City
Council
level
that
have
been
in
place.
You
know
for
that
were
put
in
place
after
the
2010
census.
So
in
order
for
us
to
utilize
the
authority
that
the
Board
of
Election
Commissioners
has
wish
it,
let
me
jump
back
to
that
for
a
second.
B
B
However,
to
utilize
that
type
of
authority
at
this
time
and
to
get
these
buying
from
the
state
and
to
be
able
to
put
these
changes
into
the
voter
registration
and
information
system,
we
will
need
buying
on
the
local
level,
as
well
as
on
the
state
level,
and
so
Home
Rule
petition
process
is
the
is
the
the
best
way
for
us
to
approach
this
to
make
these
changes
and
get
everyone
on
the
same
page
and
implement
sup
reasons.
So.
A
F
Great
I'm
an
affiliation
for
the
rank.
You
very
much
mr.
president,
and
it's
rare
that
for
people
who've
been
City.
Council
presidents
are
looking
each
other
straight
in
the
eye,
so
it
reminds
me
of
that
I
think
it
was
when
Kennedy
had
the
Nobel
laureates
in
the
White
House.
He
said
there
hasn't
been
so
much
talent
in
this
room
since
Thomas
Jefferson
ate
alone,
so
I'm
honored
to
be
here
both
because
I
served
on
this
body
and
also
because
I
have
some
experience
in
the
matters
before
you
and
I'm.
F
Very
supportive
of
the
efforts
to
streamline
voting
in
the
city
and
the
good
work
which
the
Commissioner
and
mr.
P
amante
do.
I
think
it's
very
important
to
take
these
first
steps.
I
began,
studying
wards
and
precinct
maps
in
the
1960s
friend
of
mine,
suggested
I
went
from
collecting
baseball
cards
to
studying
precinct
maps.
Probably
true
I
did
a
major
study
of
the
1967
city
election.
When
I
was
an
undergraduate
at
Harvard.
The
Ward
lines
philosophy
drawn
in
the
mid
1920s,
that's
even
before
I
was
here.
I
can
take
neither
credit.
F
No
blame
they've
been
in
place
for
a
long
time.
The
precinct
lines
were
change,
Janee,
the
70
is
71
and
once
again,
I
wasn't
in
the
room,
but
I
was
I
had
to
deal
with
it,
because
I
ran
the
first
time
in
71.
As
all
of
us
know,
we
have
a
federal
census
every
tenth
year.
One
soon
will
be
underway.
Let's
hope
that
the
current
administration
in
Washington
doesn't
undermine
its
importance.
F
Precinct
lines
must
be
in
place
so
that
state
representatives,
state,
senatorial
and
congressional
districts
can
be
drawn
in
the
spring
and
summer
of
2021,
and
they
must
be
in
place
no
later
than
one
year
before
the
election
in
2022,
because
state
representatives
must
be
resident
in
the
district
in
which
from
which
they
would
be
elected.
And
there
was
a
case
after
the
2000
redistricting,
where
a
representative
from
the
Cape
actually
physically
moved.
F
Interestingly,
from
the
point
of
view
of
the
city,
after
many
years
of
seeing
a
diminished
number
of
state
representatives
from
Boston,
this
cycle
will
probably
see
the
district
numbers
stay.
The
same
and
some
of
the
Boston
districts
may
shed
precincts
in
order
to
pass
muster
for
the
very
reasons
we're
discussing
because
of
the
surge
of
the
population.
In
the
downtown
area
and
the
areas
around
it
and
city
council
districts
will
be
impacted
by
population
changes.
I
expect
the
districts
to
the
north.
F
You
know
who
you
are,
will
shed
precincts
and
districts
to
the
south
will
gain
precincts
and
I
have
never
met
an
elected
official
who
wanted
to
see
his
or
her
to
change
in
any
way.
But
it
is
inevitable
there
will
be
some
changes
both
to
state
representative
districts
in
Boston
to
a
lesser
extent,
senatorial
districts
and
certainly
the
council
districts
in
advance
of
the
2023
elections.
F
There
are
significant
limitations
as
to
the
variations
that
can
be
held
among
districts
and
there's
a
greater
variation
permitted
for
a
state
representative
district.
They
let
you
go
about
5%
on
either
side
of
the
of
the
median
and
a
much
smaller
variation
for
congressional
districts
and
I've
worked
on
these
things
for
about
35
years
and
be
happy
to
discuss
any
of
the
specifics.
F
Boston
has
been
exempt
from
the
rules
which
apply
to
the
rest
of
the
state.
I
believe,
since
the
20s,
as
far
back
as
I
can
remember,
I
would
hope
they
would
continue
to
be
exempt
because
it
would
be
illogical
to
have
Boston
be
forced
to
have
every
precinct
contain
the
same
number
of
people,
as
is
the
case
in
the
rest
of
the
state,
primarily
because
the
voting
patterns
in
different
parts
of
the
city
varies
so
greatly.
F
Now
at
least
three
of
us
have
run
citywide,
and
we
know
that
if
you
take
a
look
at,
for
example,
Ward
20,
precincts,
10,
11,
12,
13
and
14,
the
core
of
West
Roxbury,
mostly
single-family
homes,
where
most
everybody
is
an
adult
most
everybody
is
a
citizen,
and
people
tend
to
participate.
High
number
of
city
employees,
great
stability
in
those
neighborhoods.
You
have
turned
out
sometimes,
which
are
in
the
80%
range
in
those
precincts.
But,
on
the
other
hand,
take
a
look
at
what
21
precinct,
2
and
3
and
4
are
not
far
behind.
F
They
have
very,
very
low
turnouts,
except
in
presidential
years.
In
fact,
sometimes
those
turnouts
are
more
8%
than
80%
and
I
was
telling
the
Commissioner
that
I
was
on
the
ballot
once
in
September
of
73
and
six
people
voted
in
Ward
21%,
so
my
had
a
precinct
worker
there
all
day
long
he
was
a
BU
student.
Wasn't
too
hard
for
him
to
do.
He
got
a
sunburn
was
out
there.
So
much
and
he
told
me,
I
came
in
second
six
people
voted
the
Socialists
got
four
and
I
got
three.
F
So
when
you
have
precincts
like
that-
and
there
are
many
in
the
city
where
there's
high
numbers
of
transients
and
students
and
people
who
move
frequently,
it's
inevitable
and
the
same
patterns
are
in
place
in
the
rest
of
the
country
that
fewer
people
will
vote.
That's
why
these
good
people
to
my
right
need
flexibility
rather
than
rigidity.
They
shouldn't
be
forced
to
abide
by
the
same
sets
of
rules
as
the
rest
of
the
state
and
remembering
we
count
people
people,
including
children,
people,
including
folks,
who
are
here
legally.
F
It's
not
only
citizens,
not
only
voters
and
those
numbers
vary
dramatically.
There
are
precincts
I
expect
in
East
Boston,
where
in
excess
of
half
the
people
who
live
in
the
precinct
are
ineligible
to
vote
because
they're
children,
those
because
they're,
not
citizens,
whether
they
choose
to
vote,
is
a
whole
other
issue
whatsoever.
F
So
I
would
argue
that
it
makes
absolutely
no
sense
if
there's
a
uniformity
imposed
upon
us,
as
is
imposed
upon
the
rest
of
the
state
because
of
precinct,
for
example,
2010
or
whatever
has
a
much
higher
number
of
people
voting
on
a
constant
level,
whereas
in
some
other
districts
it
varies
significantly
now.
I
think
and
the
Commissioner
I've
talked
about
this,
that
there
could
be
an
effort
to
consolidate
the
number
of
precincts.
A
F
I
would
I
would
argue
that
you
would
want
to
have
a
weighted
formula
so
that,
if
hypothetically
21
to
you
could
probably
have
4,000
people
living
in
21-2.
Knowing
that
not
a
lot
of
people
vote,
whereas
you
wouldn't
want
to
have
more
than
you
know,
two
or
three
thousand
people
living
in
higher
voting
precincts
that
year.
A
B
Was
a
potential
for
consolidation
and
a
reduction,
but
it's
a
collective
decision
that
we'd
have
to
make
there's
pros
and
cons
and-
and
we
know
we'd
like
a
process
where
we're
getting
input
from
everyone
before
we
make
a
final
decision.
Getting
down
to
200
could
mean
longer
wait
for
some
voters
who
currently
don't
have
a
long
wait.
So
there's
pros
and
cons
and
I'm.
You
know
that's
something
that
I
think
we
would
have
to
have
a
very
transparent
and
in-depth
conversation.
A
About
from
a
functionality
standpoint,
and
obviously,
we
always
struggle
to
find
good
quality
locations
that
are
T
accessible,
that
are
handicap
accessible,
that
proper
lighting,
etc.
This
probably
helps
us
streamline
that
as
well.
I
would
think
from
from
a
management
perspective,
it's
easy
to
handle
200
precincts
in
255.
It.
B
Would
be
you
know,
but
I
think,
ideally,
what
we
want
to
have
is
we
want
to
have
the
right
number?
We
don't
need
to
have
any
more
precincts
than
we
need,
because
that
it's
a
waste
of
our
resources,
but
we
also
don't
want
to
have
so
few
that
that
were
that
they're
bursting
at
the
seams
are
we
have
longer
wait
times
our
difficulty,
you
know
properly
conducting
elections
in
January.
F
So,
obviously,
is
we
discussed
earlier
today
the
precincts
which
were
reference
to
the
ballooned
and
I
think
the
the
remedy.
The
temporary
remedy
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
but
there's
a
lot
of
historical
aberrations
in
70
when
the
precinct
lines
were
law
strong,
we
had
two
precincts
lines
and
DA
Chester,
13
and
15
of
ward
17,
which
were
combined
for
17
four,
so
I
think
you
have
17
for.
Madam
president,
that's
a
big
precinct.
First,
my
first
elections
I
get
932
votes
in
that
precinct.
F
That's
enormous
precinct,
yet
right
next
to
order
word
is
17:11,
which
is
a
teeny
precinct
and
has
than
for
years
and
I've
been
in
JP
now
about
thirty
years.
Nineteen
nine
is
a
tiny
precinct,
maybe
maybe
eight
and
nine
hundred
people
live
there,
not
exactly
sure
why
in
1980,
where
I
live
for
a
few
years,
isn't
much
isn't
much
bigger.
Those
are
tiny
precincts
and
then
looking
for
out
the
city
you've
had
neighborhoods,
which
were
non-residential,
have
become
residential
and
other
neighborhoods
I.
F
F
For
the
council
districts
going
back
to
83
Ward
lines
were
important
in
terms
of
ISDN
in
terms
of
other
record-keeping,
and
sensing
very,
very
important
and
I
think
it'd
be
a
mistake
to
try
to
change
those
as
funny
as
some
of
those
lines
are
and
once
again
all
the
people
who
drew
those
lines
are
dead.
So
we
can
talk
about
them,
but
when
it
was
done,
it
was
almost
even
and
I
think.
Also.
We
have
more
flexibility
because
we
have
the
ability
to
put
more
people
in
a
smaller
area.
F
We
don't
have
those
big
clunker
machines
like
we
used
to
have
back
in
the
70s
and
80s,
which
limited
the
amount
of
people
who
could
vote
so
I
certainly
support
the
short-term
solution
and
also
want
to
point
out.
We've
had
dramatic
changes
in
voting
patterns
in
the
city.
We've
had
poor
turnouts
and
the
so
called
off
year.
Elections
which
I
don't
like
that
phrase,
because
it's
not
an
off
year
if
you're
running,
but
that's
what
the
papers
will
call
it
I
think
the
last
time
the
number
was
just
over
50
thousand
people.
F
Now
dozen
didn't
hit
51
and
maybe
a
little
more
this
year,
but
I
don't
expect
it
to
be
70
or
75
and
on
the
other
hand,
presidential
turnouts
have
continued
to
increase
the
two
Obama
elections
with
234
and
255.
The
last
election
was
277
and
that's
you
know
major
changes,
because
those
numbers
were
closer
to
200
a
generation
ago
and
if
the
2018
election
is
any
barometer,
the
current
incumbent
in
the
White
House
has
awoken.
F
Some
sleeping
giants
and
I
expect
that
the
presidential
election
in
2020
could
hit
300,000
I,
think
that's
very,
very
likely,
given
the
increase
in
population
and
the,
and
that
that's
a
good
reason
to
to
fix
up
these
sub
precincts
right
now.
The
Delta
between
those
who
vote
in
the
presidential
election
and
those
evolved
in
other
elections
has
been
in
the
hundred
thousand
range,
but
for
this
last
November
election,
where
once
again,
I
think
as
a
result
of
the
climate
in
Washington,
we
had
200,000
people
vote.
F
That's
the
highest
number
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
gentlemen
and
it's
the
highest
number
in
a
non-presidential
year
since
the
83
mayoral
election,
when
we
also
hit
200
201
202.
So
we
have
over
a
hundred
thousand
people
in
Boston.
I
would
argue
most
of
them
young
educated,
not
from
here
who
only
vote
once
every
four
years
and
we
have
to
make
provisions
for
them.
F
F
We
only
had
140,000
people
vote
and
I
think
that's
indicative
of
the
demographics
of
the
city.
Changing
people
read
the
New
York
Times
in
The,
Wall,
Street
Journal.
They
read
it
online.
They
don't
read
the
globe.
I
may
be
the
only
person
in
JP
who
gets
the
Herald
every
morning.
Very
different
demographics
people
do
not
know
their
councils,
they
don't
know
the
state
reps,
whether
that's
right
or
wrong.
F
A
G
Councillors,
thank
you
for
having
me
today,
councillor
Flaherty
councillor,
Campbell
councillor
whoo,
councillor
Cheney,
who
is
on
our
board
councillor
Zakim,
councillor
Flynn
and
councillor
Baker.
Thank
you
for
all.
Having
me,
this
is
not
only
a
short-term
issue.
This
is
a
long-term
issue
that
we
need
to
discuss
in
full
I.
G
We
have
3050
people
as
of
now,
I
want
to
throw
some
numbers
at
you
of
registered
voters
in
the
2018
election
in
the
2010
midterm
election
of
registered
voters,
the
Boston
average
per
precinct
was
1620
people
of
the
City
Hall
Beacon
Hill
Islands
average,
which
is
in
councillor
Flynn's
district
I,
believe
that
is
Ward
3
precinct
6.
There
was
4751
people,
the
Chinatown
average
is
five
thousand
two
hundred
and
sixty
six,
the
South
End
average
is
almost
25
hundred
and
ninety
one
out
of
255
of
our
precincts
go
over
the
Boston
average.
G
So
this
is
not
just
a.
This
is
what
we're
doing
here
with
sub
precinct.
Ting
is
a
band-aid
to
a
bigger
issue
and
I
hope
that
after
the
2020
census,
data
is
pushed
out
that
we
can
review
that,
and
just
so
we
note
here.
This
is
not
just
registered
voters,
we're
talking
about
with
reforms
like
election
day
registration
coming.
We
have
to
be
prepared
for
people
to
come
and
vote
on
Election
Day,
so
that
may
not
be
registered,
so
the
numbers
I'm
giving
you
there's
some
flexibility
with
them.
G
A
H
Thank
You
counsel,
Flaherty,
and
just
so
we
don't
get
confused.
I'll,
keep
the
docket
separately,
so
I'll
just
talk
about
the
mayor's
proposal
and
I'm
sure
others
have
questions
as
well,
so
I'll
be
short
and
brief,
just
I
guess
going
picking
up
of
sort
of
on
Ian's
point.
There
were
I'm
just
curious:
why
just
these
six
precincts
and
not
others
that
might
have
a
population
that
warrants
review
and
possibly
dividing
or
subdividing
just
curious
from
your
perspective,
commissioner,
in
your
team's
perspective,
why
these
six
and
not
others,
and
then
a
follow-up
question
to
that?
H
B
B
And
you
look
at
the
numbers
and
5-1
it's
the
largest
precinct
in
the
city
simply
said
it's
over
six
thousand
voters
I'm
three,
eight
five
one
is
also
not
far
from
from
that
number
in
six
one.
You
know
you
have
a
huge
amount
of
voters,
but
you
also
have
a
distance
issue
where
voters
have
raised
concern
about
it,
their
rights
being
violated
because
of
how
far
they
have
to
actually
travel
the
vote
and
we
should
be
making
voting
convenient.
B
So
when
we
looked
at
use
those
criterias
which
precincts
are
the
most
problematic,
have
the
most
voters
and
and
what
I
towards
not
changing
things.
That,
then
may
have
a
number
that
we're
not
comfortable
with
right
now,
but
we
are
able
to
manage
it
through
those
elections.
We
wanted
to
leave
those
precincts
alone,
so
we
could
make
them
a
part
of
a
more
comprehensive
review.
H
I
You
thank
you
again
for
being
here
and
I
know.
We've
had
several
meetings
offline
too
about
this,
so
I
appreciate
how
much
time
and
energy
of
yours
has
gone
into
it.
So
I
was
just
checking
I
know.
You
had
mentioned
commission
that
this
was
online
I
wanted
to
send
it
to
some
people
who
were
interested
so
they
could
follow
along,
but
it's
actually
not
posted
yet
this
current
proposal,
but
the
last
one
is
okay.
Thank
you
great.
I
So,
if
that'd
be
great,
I'll
follow
up
afterwards,
and
it
did
remind
me
that
the
last
one
that
was
posted
was
the
one
leading
up
to
when
the
Council
passed,
the
home
rule
and
and
mayor
while
signed
it
in
March
of
2017.
That
did
not
go
anywhere
at
the
Statehouse.
Do
you
think
you
think
there
will
be
I
mean
what
leads
you
to
think
that
it
will
be
a
different
dynamic
this
year,
we've.
B
Been
having
conversations
with
our
partners
at
the
Statehouse
I
think
the
last
time
around
there
were
many
factors
that
came
into
play,
but
not
directly
related
to
this,
and
also
there
is
a
confusion
around
this,
so
we've
had
to
have
many
conversations
just
to
sort
of
get
on
the
same
page
with
everyone
as
to
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish,
because
this
normally
gets
lumped
into
refreezing
thing
and
other
representing
conversations
that
have
been
had
in
the
last
20
years
with
the
city.
So
I
think
we're
at
a
point
now,
where
it's
clear.
I
You
said
earlier
and
you've
said
in
several
of
our
meetings
that
the
city
actually
doesn't
need
to
go
through
a
home
roll
petition.
To
do
this,
that
we
have
the
authority
according
to
the
acts
of
1921,
except
for
the
small
piece
about
adjusting
some
of
the
state
databases
to
match
the
new
precinct,
the
essentially
the
definitions.
But
we
could
do
everything
and
in
fact
the
city
has
changed,
polling
locations
and
lines
before
of
other
precincts.
Yes,.
B
But
with
the
changes
we
were
proposing
in
terms
of
creating
sub
precincts
or
new
precincts,
there
are
limits
to
the
authority
that
we
have
one
is
we
can't
effect
wards,
but,
as
mr.
Carey
mentioned,
there's
a
strong
argument
for
not
changing
our
wards
and
we
don't
need
to
change
our
wards
to
equalize
our
precincts.
B
The
other
limiting
factor
is
the
timing
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
the
time
that
enables
us
to
use
the
authority
without
needing
a
homo
petition
would
be
after
the
2020
census
and
prior
to
new
districts
being
created
in
2022
and
2023
are
being
effective
in
2022
and
2023.
So
2021
is
the
is
the
the
actual
year
well
where
we
could
actually
put
something
forward,
and
this
kind
of
it
goes
into
the
other
docket,
but
I
think
what
we
can
do
collectively
is
to
begin
their
process
of
to
envision.
What
could
it
look
like?
B
B
B
This
that
window
was
like
parallel
track
to
the
representing
effort
that
will
be
undertaken
by
the
state
by
all
other
communities
except
Boston,
Rockport
and
Nantucket.
Everyone
else
per
Mass
General
on
54
chapter
54
will
be
undergoing
the
process
after
receiving
the
2020
census
data
of
reviewing
their
precincts,
equalizing
them.
So.
B
I
I
B
Then
communities
do
new
precinct
lands
and
submitted
submitted
to
a
local
city
council
of
Selectmen
in
June
and
then
from
there.
Their
plans
would
be
submitted
to
the
local
election
district
review
committee
and
the
process
of
new
district
making
will
begin
in
the
latter.
Part
of
2021
with
those
districts
become
an
effective
December
31st
in
2021,
okay,.
I
F
Not
just
because
I've
been
in
the
room
with
the
computers
trying
to
figure
these
things
out,
I
believe
that
some
years
it's
May
or
June
before
the
precincts
are
finalized.
It's
around
then,
and
the
house
is
gonna
vote
that
bill
by
no
later
in
the
middle
of
October
of
necessity.
So
it's
a
very
tight
window,
so.
I
Essentially,
we
just
okay-
if
if
this
doesn't
pass
this
year
at
the
State
House
with
the
home
roll
petition,
the
city
could
still
do
this,
but
just
in
that
April
and
May
window.
And
if
we
wait
and
don't
do
this
until
then,
it
feels
like
it
would
be
impossible
to
do
anything
larger
in
the
April
and
May
window.
Except
for
this
right
can.
I
B
I
I
B
D
D
D
B
D
B
D
D
D
D
B
So
we
share
your
concern
and
we're
willing
to
do
everything
that
we
can
to
communicate
early
and
clearly
and
make
sure
the
photos
are
aware
of
any
change
that
gets
approved
and
we've
also
taken
steps
to
sort
of
limit
the
way
it
would
impact
them,
though,
we're
talking
about
creating
sub
precincts
from
a
voter's
perspective.
In
most
cases,
they're
going
to
the
same
location
that
they've
been
accustomed
to
going
they'll
just
be
an
additional
machine
and
additional
staff
available
at
that
location
to
to
make
voting
go
more
smoothly
for
them.
D
C
D
C
A
A
D
B
That
is
the
next
target,
but
I
would
still
say
again
that
we
view
the
just
reap
recent
things.
Citywide
looking
at
precincts
to
equalize
them
is
a
conversation
that
we
want
to
have
with
you,
it's
and
with
the
community,
quite
frankly,
to
make
decisions
like
this.
We
need
as
much
input
as
possible,
so
it
would
be
difficult
to
say
that
exactly
what
we
would
do,
because
we
want
to
approach
this
as
a
collective
effort.
I.
F
Just
based
upon
the
last
30
or
so
years,
there
is
a
date
certain
sometime,
May
June
no
later
than
that
in
2021,
when
whoever
is
drawing
the
lines
in
the
state
level
will
be
given
the
data
and
will
start
working.
So
we
have
about
two
years
and
some
change
to
do
whatever
we
want
to
do
it's
about
two
years,
but
there's
no
going
back.
F
So
if
hypothetically
this
Home
Rule
petition
doesn't
pass
and
we
have
to
deal
with
those
big
precincts
if
nothing's
done,
that's
gonna
make
the
whole
redistricting
process
more
difficult
and
I'm
glad
that
Aaron,
the
chairman
Michael,
which
is
gonna
file
this,
because
his
district
is
dramatically
impacted.
He
has
a
lot
of
the
same
precincts
of
Judah,
rightly
so
that
you've
trying
to
come
up
come
together,
put
together
a
district
with
precincts
three
one
through
four
the
north
end
and
then
some
downtown
precincts.
F
B
Yeah
I
just
want
to
add
to
that,
and
what
has
happened
historically
because
we
have
not
on
our
own
addressed
precinct
sizes.
Is
that
the
general
court,
as
mr.
Carey
pointed
out,
they
actually
make
changes
for
us
in
1990.
They
made
changes
and
they
used
voting
tabulation
district
instead
of
following
on
fusing
lines,
because
the
numbers
wouldn't
work
after
the
2010
census.
They
actually
created
its
top
precinct
for
us
to
make
the
numbers
work
and.
F
B
F
F
D
D
F
Main
there
are
actually
constitutional
cases
there
packing
and
cracking
so
I.
Don't
think
that
anybody
in
the
state
level,
at
least
from
the
people
I've
worked
with
over
the
past
35
years,
would
try
to
do
that.
In
fact,
efforts
have
made
extraordinary
efforts
to
unite
communities
of
interest
whenever
possible,
difficult
though
it
might
be
I,
don't
have
all
the
stats
in
my
head,
but
I
believe
that
the
district,
which
is
currently
representative,
my
representative
Mikkel,
which
has
a
Asian
American
population
north
of
20%,
because
3
7,
3,
8
and
5-1,
are
all
together
right.
D
D
B
So
we
agree
and
they're
actually
protections
in
the
law
as
well,
that
would
preclude
get
sued
if
we
did
that,
quite
frankly,
I'm
the
Civil
Rights
Act
in
1965,
section
2
covers
this
as
well.
So
that's
one
of
the
filters
that
we
would
have
to
abide
by
to
to
to
not
dilute
minority
populations
to
not
not
really
heavily
relying
on
race
and
things
of
that
nature.
The.
F
D
D
B
B
With
the
city's
annual
census,
they're
already
factored
in
right,
but
that's
17
and
older
in
terms
of
the
the
US
Census
Bureau
data,
that
is
the
data
that
the
the
general
court
will
be
using
to
create
new
districts
after
the
2020
census.
So
we'd
also
want
to
look
at
it.
From
that
perspective,
to
see
what
the
resident
data
in
the
u.s.
census
looks
like,
as
well
as
what
our
data
looks
like
in.
D
B
In
terms
of
the
number
of
residents,
number
of
residents
are
read
to
voters
that
we
have
in
those
precincts
currently
and
also
what
we
expect
to
go
with
when
new
buildings
come
online.
We
also
we
go
out,
we
survey
them
and
we
add
them
to
our
database.
So
we
see
what
the
potential
for
more
registered
voters
is.
B
J
J
We
see
that
we
saw
that
I
in
last
year
in
our
statewide
elections,
certainly
higher
than
expected
and
I.
Think,
sir.
You
know
we're
not
gonna
approach,
presidential
levels
and
our
municipal
or
state
elections,
but
we're
getting
closer
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
that
we're
proactive
on
this,
particularly
my
good
colleague,
councillor
Flynn's
district,
many
which
those
precincts
are
but
precincts
that
I
represent
and
that
are
also
growing
rapidly.
J
So
thank
you
for
that,
and
obviously
I'm
to
our
colleagues,
I'm
not
gonna,
be
able
to
stay
for
the
second
docket
discussion,
but
I
do
want
to
say
this
is
vitally
important
and
I
do
look
forward
to
supporting
that
again
and
hopefully
getting
some
action
that
finally
bring
Boston
more
in
line
with
where
we
should
be
where
the
rest
of
the
state
is
when
it
comes
to
a
two
precinct
in
general.
So
no
questions
just
second
comments.
Thank
thank.
E
Briefly,
so
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I,
want
to
thank
the
panel
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
something
that
you
said.
Commissioner
really
stands
out
for
me,
which
is
that
if
we
don't
do
something,
something
will
be
decided
for
us
and
so
I
think
very
important
that
we
be
proactive
in
tackling
these
issues.
For
all
the
reasons
that
we've
discussed
today,
but
also
looking
to
the
future,
which
mr.
E
Takara
and
and
Ian
so
eloquently
spoke
to,
I
want
to
come
back
to
specifically
and
I
apologize
to
my
colleagues,
so
I
want
to
thank
the
panel
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
being
proactive.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
counselors.
They
come
for
his
leadership
on
on
these
issues.
Very
important
I
want
to
come
back
to
the
notification
piece
when
you
put
forth
that
Mandela
will
be
the
the
voting
location
for.
Is
it
9:30
a
just
so
that
we're
clear?
E
B
Say
first
let
me
say
that
none
of
those
decisions
are
set
in
stone
like
we're
still
open
to
another
polling
place
in
that
area.
If
there's
a
better
one
available,
what
we
wanted
to
do
is
to
is
to
not
come
to
this
hearing
without
any
information
at
all
any
potential
other
sites.
So
we
did
explore
other
sites
and
we
did
talk
to
organizations
that
we
currently
work
with
that
and
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
and
when
we
approached
them
they
said
yeah,
absolutely
you
could
have
voting
there.
B
If
you
guys
you
choose
to
district
Hall,
it
was
more
of
a
like
a
survey
we
had
to
figure
out.
Where
would
folks
vote
in
this
part
and
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
if
we
were
able
to
create
the
sub
precinct
and
we
looked
at,
we
explored
that
location
we
reached
out
to
them
and
they
said
yeah,
absolutely
we'd
love
to
be
a
polling
place.
If
this
happens,
wonderful.
E
E
You
that
that's
helpful
so
again,
I'm
very
concerned
about
making
sure
that
we
get
the
information
out.
I
have
experienced
as
voting
rights
activists,
the
challenges
that
that
residents
face
when
polling
locations,
change
and
somehow,
despite
the
best
efforts
of
the
city
or
our
nonprofit
partners
or
others
who
are
in
this
space.
E
If
this
is
in
fact
going
to
be
more
convenient,
I'd
love
to
hear
residents,
cosign
and
say
yes,
this
is
a
good
move,
because
it'll
be
more
convenient
to
making
sure
that,
though
other
residents
who
may
not
come
out
for
a
meeting
are
getting
the
word
so
I
think
anything
and
everything
we
can
do
is
really
important.
What
I
don't
want
to
see
happen
is
come
election
day.
Folks
are
being
turned
away
from
their
place.
That
has
been
their
place
for
the
longest
time
to
then
have
to
go
somewhere
else.
E
What
is
unique
and
I
think
great
about
Mandela
is
that
for
residents
who
need
to
travel
there
I
mean.
Usually
we
try
to
make
sure
that
polling
locations
are
walkable
from
someone's
home,
but
if
people
are
coming
on
public
transit,
there
is
a
bus.
Stop
there
on
the
Silver
Line.
They
do
have
parking
in
the
back
for
people
who
want
to
drive
on
their
way
to
work
or
wherever
they
may
be
going
afterwards.
E
So
I
think
that
is
it
for
me.
I'd
love
to
just
follow
up
with
you
offline
to
make
sure
that
there
is
a
good
plan
in
place
for
notifying
those
residents.
Do
you
that
the
number
here
will
be
split
so
for
nine
three,
a
how
many
folks
are
we
talking
about
that
would
have
to
be
informed
of
the
location,
change
1600
and
what.
C
E
Wonderful
so
making
sure,
and
then
how
many
households
is
that,
but
fewer
so
making
sure
that
those
16
hundred
and
fifty
residents
are
getting
that
information
happy
to
work
in
partnership
and
to
do
anything
that
I
can
do
on
my
end
to
make
sure
that
folks
I
know
about
the
change.
So
thank
you
and
I
will
have
to
slip
out.
But
I
want
to
show
appreciation
for
my
colleagues
here
for
their.
A
Thank
you.
This
is
our
time
for
public
testimony,
see
Eric
esti,
Estevez
Estevez,
he's
a
student
in
this
Dawkins
our
target
0
to
1
1
Larry.
You
have
to
go
skate
you're,
excused
all
right,
very
good
good
to
see
you
Ian
if
you
want
to
stick
around
for
the
next
arc
and
you're
welcome
to
do
that
good.
Thank
you.
Good.
K
I
see
you,
my
name
is
Erica
service
I'm,
a
resident
of
Roxbury.
Not
too
long
ago,
I
was
a
member
of
a
co-ed
Crosse,
neighborhood
multi-ethnic
multilingual
group
of
residents
residents
and
active
this
who
pushed
for
a
heightened
sense
of
both
equity
and
urgency
and
how
the
city
handles
both
redistricting
and
B
precinct
Inc.
This
was
back
in
2011
in
2012.
K
That
group
loosely
referred
to
as
a
community
of
color
redistricting
coalition,
embarked
upon
a
public
awareness
campaign
to
educate
everyday
residents,
about
the
importance
and
significance
of
the
census
and
how
an
accurate
count
then
translates
into
specific
funding
streams
for
cities
and
towns
that
ought
to
be
fair
and
balanced
in
many
parts
of
the
country.
As
you
know,
voter
disenfranchisement
is
a
real
thing
that
impacts
voter
turnout
and
election
results.
In
fact,
the
closure
of
voting
locations
and
subsequent
longer
lines
is
one
direct
impact
of
such
policy
change.
K
K
However,
the
need
for
sub
precincts
would
be
a
moot
point
if
the
council
had
heated
an
earlier
recommendation
of
the
coalition
to
a
bar
in
barque,
upon
repressing
ting
with
haste
prior
to
the
deadlines
and
prior
to
the
state's
redistricting
process
and,
as
you
know,
back
in
I
think
1990
that
changed
the
state
used
to
do
their
process.
Five
years
after
the
census
didn't
move
that
up
due
to
some
changes
in
law
and
Court
decisions.
K
Thus
I
strongly
urge
the
council
to
make
sure
if
I
was
to
on
that
stated
goals
of
reviewing
and
actually
following
through
one
representing
the
city
by
2021
for
context.
The
coalition
organized
a
research
team
dedicated
to
crunching
demographic
figures.
A
such
thing
acceptable
voter
population
variances
during
dozens
of
different
maps,
analyzing
see
that
voting
age,
population
voting
age,
population
numbers
and
also
gauging
the
legal
and
policy
ramifications
of
each
map.
K
I
like
to
remind
the
council
that
the
Coalition
did
in
fact
seek
legal
counsel
and
initiated
an
explorer,
a
ssin
of
litigation
to
ensure
that
the
final
maps
in
terms
of
the
redistricting
process
ensured
full
representation.
A
key
limiting
factor
in
doing
the
redistricting
process
was
affiliate.
The
city
to
keep
current
with
evolving
population
trends
in
varying
Geographic
does
density,
as
commissioner
Irish
has
referenced
today
as
well.
K
It's
no
secret
that
some
wards
and
precincts
present
significant
hurdles
when
it
comes
to
the
process
of
trying
to
keep
the
city
council
district
as
continuous
and
contiguous
as
possible
by
respecting
neighborhood
boundaries
as
best
as
possible
and
working
hard,
not
to
crack
or
pack,
as
mr.
Takara
mentioned,
which
is,
in
essence
the
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
via
dilution
or
over
saturation
of
specific
populations
with
voting
protection.
So,
lastly,
I
just
like
to
say,
I
support
the
comments
of
councillor
Janie
and
Flynn
to
ensure
the
city
provides
comprehensive
communications
of
residents
impacted
by
the
change.
K
I
do
think
personally
and
I
think
many
others
agree
that
the
city
does
needs
of
repressing,
so
there
will
be
populations
impacted
doubly
by
a
change
in
their
sub
precincts
and
then
a
likely
possible
change
in
the
full
City
reap
restricting
process,
but
I
think
it's
in
towards
an
effort
of
actually
offering
full
of
representation
for
the
whole
city.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
G
Dad
saying
about
the
horrible
process
as
a
former
State
House
staff
for
myself
and
also
concession
of
rep
Michael
wits,
he's
filed
this
before
many
a
times.
As
we
know,
we
know
the
Home
Rule
petitions
do
get
lost
in
the
mud
a
lot.
The
election
laws
committee
is
meeting
for
the
first
time
on
the
10th
and
the
majority
of
what
they're
hearing
is
already
filed.
Legislation
concerning
Home
Rule
petitions,
so
I
do
want
to
urge
the
concern
that
homo
petitions
do
get
lost
and
they
do
not
get
the
attention
that
they
should
sometimes
very.
H
H
H
So
I
want
to
thank
her
for
the
partnership
on
this
in
particular,
but
also
for
her
past
leadership,
and
we
know
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
exempt,
unlike
other
municipalities
in
the
Commonwealth
when
it
comes
to
reap
resync
ting,
and
so
when
we
were
having
these
conversations
offline
with
advocates
as
well
as,
of
course,
you,
commissioner,
and
administration,
and
thank
you
guys
for
the
work
that
you
guys
do
every
single
day,
it
did
come
up
that
we
need
to
think
about.
How
do
we
pass
something
that
mandates
at
the
City
of
Boston?
H
Even
after
you
know,
we're
all
gone
continues
to
actually
take
a
proactive
stance
in
reviewing
precincts
so
that
when
we
go
when
we
get
into
that
window
of
time
where
we
as
a
city,
have
the
authority
to
make
changes
to
our
precincts,
we
have
a
plan.
That's
been
reviewed
not
only
by
the
commissioner
and
your
team,
but
also
by
the
council.
H
This
ordinance
is
a
way
to
mandate
that
the
city
of
Boston
actually
does
that
review
and
that
we
do
it
there
every
three
years,
every
five
years
I
mean
we
in
the
ordinance
it
sets
out
every
five
years,
but
there's
been
some
conversation
or
maybe
we
should
be
every
three
years.
We
can
have
hints
why
we
want
to
hear
your
thoughts,
but
that
we
not
only
mandate
that
the
city
of
Boston
do
it,
but
that
we
do
it
in
partnership.
H
I
think
one
technical
edit
that
I'll
put
on
the
record
that
I
think
is
worth
making
is.
You
know
this
says
the
appropriate
Committee
of
the
City
Council.
We
would
like
to
add
actually
the
Commissioner
or
the
Elections
Commissioner,
so
that
it's
done
in
partnership
that
it's
not
just
obviously
the
council
itself,
but
it
truly
is
a
partnership
between
the
council,
as
well
as
the
elections
commissioner
and
Department.
H
So
looking
forward
to
the
conversation
and
again,
thank
you
councillor
Flaherty,
for
scheduling
this
so
quickly.
Thank,
You,
council,
woo
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Christine.
Who
is
our
counsel
for
the
essential
staff
when
we
were
going
back
and
forth
on
whether
or
not
we
could
do
this?
She
put
in
a
lot
of
work
with
respect
to
whether
or
not
an
ordinance
can
actually
happen
and
did
a
lot
of
back-and-forth,
so
I
also
want
to
thank
Christine
for
her
work
as
well.
Thank
you
thank.
A
I
B
I
think
this
is
a
great
proposal
and
you
amended
it
to
write
the
Election
Commission
in,
but,
quite
frankly,
we
after
reviewing
this,
we
had
already
planned
that
not
only
with
the
election
department
be
a
part
of
this
but
spoken
to
the
our
IT
department.
Our
GIS
folks,
there
they're
ready
to
help
with
this
and
same
goes
for
the
Boston
planning
and
development
agency,
because
this
will
be,
as
I
said,
before,
a
very
collective
effort.
B
I
think
this
council,
with
this
ordinance,
helps
us
to
make
sure
that
there's
the
property
engagement
that's
necessary,
and
that
is
completely
transparent,
because
we
know
that
this
change
changes
need
to
be
made,
but
we
don't
want
to
do
it
alone.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
doing
it
with
in
plain
view
with
you
know,
in
the
daylight,
and
everyone
gets
the
chance
to
give
us
feedback
and
input
and
I
think
that
I'm.
We
should
not
look
at
this
as
a
two-month
window
in
2021.
B
C
A
G
Yes,
so
this
is
very
common
sense.
Obviously,
but
you
know
I
also
don't
want
to
talk
about
the
future
of
precincts.
You
know,
there's
a
lot
of
states-
and
this
is
this-
is
more
at
the
state
level,
but
City
Council
does
influence
state
legislation.
Your
name
has
a
backing
behind
it.
So
I
did
want
to
talk
about
I
mentioned
that
there's
a
lot
of
states
like
Colorado
and
Washington
that
are
moving
away
from
even
having
precincts
and
just
doing
mail
balloting
altogether,
which
is
odd,
but
you.
G
Is
that
Colorado,
for
example,
there's
some
cost
reductions?
Obviously
you
know
we
talked
about
cutting
precincts
and
this
is
more
way
down
the
line,
but
it's
something
that
we
do
need
to
keep
in
the
eye.
Keep
in
consideration-
and
you
know
there
are
bills
filed
currently
in
the
house-
for
an
opt-in
system
for
mail
balloting.
It
would
help
a
lot
of
people
with
disability
things
like
that,
but
it
would
and
it
vertically
helped
with
the
priests
process
cutting
down
and
all
that.
G
A
G
D
B
B
It
would
give
this
the
council
and
it
would
give
the
the
state
house
better
building
blocks
to
use
to
create
districts,
and
it
would
also
allow
us
to
be
proactive
to
agree
on
the
changes
that
we
want
to
make
ourselves
as
opposed
to
not
making
any
changes
and
having
changes
being
forced
upon
us
by
the
state
because
of
the
fact
that
they
do
did
they
need
to
make
them
do
the
math
work
and
when
the
window
of
time
becomes
even
shorter
than
two
months
and
they're.
Creating
districts.
D
B
What
I
was
stay
together
because
that
that's
the
smallest
building
block
now
a
precinct
whether
or
not
their
precinct
is
gonna,
be
in
the
same
district
is
really
a
part
of
the
redistricting
process.
We're
at
the
council
level
like
there
will
be
a
decision
made
as
to
what
precincts
from
what
wards
are
going
to
be
a
part
of
district.
You
know
district
2,
for
example.
That's
totally
beyond
the
process
that
the
election
department
gets
involved
with.
We
just
try
to
give
you
good
tools,
so
it
so
to
speak
so
that
you
could
create
districts.
No.
D
B
C
B
B
D
B
D
We
have
do
we
have
a
rough
estimate
of
what
the
average
population
is
for
each
each
district
or
for
for
each
or
for
the
registered
number
of
voters
how
we
factoring
that
I
think
like,
for
example,
my
my
district
I,
have
you
know
a
dozen
skyscrapers
that
are
added
to
the
downtown
area.
They
may
or
may
not
be
registered
voters,
but
in
terms
of
constituent
services,
you're
providing
quality,
constituent
services
to
the
resident,
regardless
of
whether
the
registered
or
not.
D
B
Him,
yes,
so
the
districts
are
going
to
be
based
on
population,
so
my
guess
is-
and
we
can
probably
all
agree
that
since
the
district
was
created
in
2013,
it's
grown
tremendously
and
if
you
were
to
use
the
criteria
of
equal
to
other
districts
within
10%,
you're-
probably
beyond
that.
But
that
happens
over
time
and
hence
the
necessity
to
have
a
review
every
10
years
and
and
to
go
through
this
process
all
over
again.
D
B
D
C
D
That's
that's
a
big
concern
of
mine
as
well
I,
as
I
mentioned
I,
represent
a
large
number
of
public
housing
residents.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
they're
factored
in
they're
counted
and
that
we
do
at
the
right
time.
We
do
a
thorough
job
of
making
sure
every
person
we're
in
we're
doing
the
census
now,
but
every
person
in
public
housing
is
counted
so
you'll
have
an
aggressive
communication
outreach
with
with
PHA
on
that.
Yes,.
B
Well,
as
it
relates
to
the
actual
the
US
Census,
you
know,
as
you
know,
we
already
launched
the
city's
census
efforts
and
the
goal
is
to
is
to
make
sure
that
we
get
everyone
counted
in
2020,
and
it's
also
important,
because
that
is
the
data
that
we'll
be
relying
on
in
2021
to
develop
a
final
proposal.
Okay,.
D
Then
my
final
question
I
know
I
know
in
public
housing.
It
can
be
difficult
at
times
when
you're,
getting
when
you're
getting
letter
or
getting
a
piece
of
meal
delivered
to
you
do.
We
also
have
a
backup
system
where
we
can
be
100%
guaranteed
that
the
people
that
need
to
complete
the
census
information
are
filling
it
out
in
that
they
get
the
letter
from
the
city
or
they're
getting
the
official
verification
from
the
election
Department
of
any
changes.
D
C
D
D
Does
the
district
City
Council
work
with
the
election
department
to
help
schedule
a
meeting
or
help
with
the
outreach
to
make
sure
that
our
our
residents
know
about
changes
because
I'd
love
to
be
out
of
the
conversation?
If
there
were
changes
in
my
district
I'd
love
to
be
in
be
involved
in
educating
my
constituents
of
any
changes
to
various
location
polls
as
well.
A
If
I
made,
you
say
that
would
actually
that
be
requirement,
or
particularly
for
the
district
colleagues
of
ours
in
the
ad
Lodge
and
anytime
you're
going
out
I
know
councillor
Janie
and
reference
to
talking
about
the
Mandela,
stop
and
anytime.
You
guys
are
going
out
to
a
community.
I
was
from
that.
You
would
connect
and
reach
out
to
the
district,
City
Council
or
at
the
very
least
in
the
at-large
to
say,
hey.
We
have
a
thing
scheduled
next
Tuesday
or
next
Wednesday.
A
B
A
You
repeat
the
last
part,
so
it's
basically
like
right
now,
like
any
type
of
do
any
type
of
outreach
to
Council
of
lenss
point
any
election.
Department
outreach
to
the
community
should
should
involve
the
the
very
least,
the
district,
City,
Council,
and
also
a
CC
to
the
four
at-large
councils,
but
they
could
also
introduce
you
to
folks
that
they
have
relationships
with,
and
community
leaders
and
civic
leaders
that
can
help
broaden
sort
of
the
entree.
A
I,
would
ask
that
if
there
isn't,
if
the
council
is
not
included,
that
you
add
that
additional
step
of
including
the
district
and
the
at-large
council
is
in
that
outreach,
as
we
start
talking
about
changing
the
maps
to
reap
resync,
ten
changing
locations
should
almost
be
part
of
the
pro
forma.
If
you
will.
B
Absolutely
I
mean
we
haven't
had
many
community
meetings
around
things
like
this,
but
I
think
we
do
do
a
pretty
good
job
of
communicating
with
the
council
sending
you
notifications
on
any
changes
that
actually
before
we
even
vote
on
them,
we'll
make
it
a
point
to
send
proposals
up
to
the
council
so
that
you
could
weigh
in
before.
It's
brought
to
the
board
to
be
finalized,
and
that
goes
for
early
voting,
our
polling
place
changes
and
for
community
meetings.
There
was
where
we
would
love
to
have
the
council
support.
B
D
Thank
You,
commissioner,
and
my
final
comment
is
relating
to
that,
is
you
know
myself
and
councillor
Edwards
is
here,
but
we
both
represent
a
large
spanish-speaking
community
as
well.
So
we
would
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have.
You
know
translators
that
are
that
are
present
at
some
of
these
at
all
these
meetings.
Really,
so
that's
another.
That's
another
reason:
I'd
love
to
be
involved
and
informed
and
help
on
that
type
of
outreach
as
well
Thank
You,
commissioner,
thank
you.
Thank.
L
And
thank
you
for
your
efforts.
I
just
have
more
clarification,
questions
just
to
make
sure
I'm
understanding
that
the
goal
of
this,
which
seems
to
be
something
that's
laudable,
I,
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm
understanding
that,
though,
if
I,
if
I,
read
the
the
mayor's
letter
correctly,
it's
really
just
assuring
that
on
the
day
voting
day,
the
we're
creating
sub
precincts
to
allow
for
shorter
lines.
Am
I
correct
correct.
B
L
B
L
B
B
L
And
in
a
second
line
than
to
go
to
the
same
a
second
machine
so
and
I'm
you
have
mentioned
that
there's
no
difference
or
not
no
difference,
but
that
when
I
read
this,
this
documents,
the
actual
precinct
so
again,
I'm
gonna
go
to
Ward
one.
That's
what
I
think
of
right
he's
Boston,
so
I'm
in
Ward,
one
precinct
four,
and
so
this
would
create
a
precinct
for
a
precinct
for
B
or
whatever
sub
district
you
want.
L
L
L
Is
2023
so
if
I
understand
up
on
councillor
Flynn's
questions,
then
it
seems
like
we're
preparing
them
to
create
these
different
precincts
for
2023,
but
by
calling
them
a
and
B
right
now
under
the
same
precinct,
I'm.
Okay,
with
that
I'm,
just
making
sure
I'm
clear
on
what
the
function
of
this
is.
Is
that
true?
That's.
L
Is
there
any
concern,
or
maybe
there
maybe
I'm,
being
too
paranoid
about
concentrating
votes
or
individuals
and
precincts
that
are
there
too
so
I'm
concerned
about
concentrating
or
having
precinct?
That's
almost
overwhelmingly
of
one
type
of
person
or
very,
very
poor
or
very,
very
rich
and
I?
Don't
know,
I'm
concerned
about
how,
when
you
cut
lines
and
stuff
like
that,
is
there
any
any
concern
of
equity
impact
I
mean?
Maybe
there
is,
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
the
votes
come
in
the
votes
come
in,
I
can
say
from
a
campaign
purposes.
L
You
know
you
look
at
precincts,
you
look
at
how
they
vote
right
and
if
sub
precincts
are
broken
up
in
a
way
that
you've
concentrated
a
lot
of
folks
who
don't
normally
vote
in
one
precinct,
guess
what
precinct
gets
the
least
amount
of
attention
from
candidates
and
campaigns-
oftentimes,
not
mine,
but
other
people,
so
you
know
is
there
it
was
there
any
thought
about
that.
Well,.
I
B
To
dick,
in
many
cases,
they're
going
to
be
going
through
the
same
polling
place,
but
there
will
be
an
additional
machine
and
additional
staff.
Yes,
in
two
cases
there
would
be
a
different
polling
place
in
six
one.
The
six
one
eight
section
would
have
its
own
polling
place
and
when
you
look
at
it
geographically,
there
is
a
huge
distance
issue
and,
and
voters
have
raised
concern
that
they
think
that
it's
it's
unconstitutional
the
fact
that
they
have
to
travel
as
far
as
they
do
to
vote.
So.
L
So
that's
a
diff,
so
that's
that's
great
that
you
guys
put
your
on.
It
is
what
I
understand
and
you're
looking
at
and
analyzing
that,
but
just
again
we're
talking
about
like
the
same
Ward
and
same
precinct.
But
let's
just
say
by
virtue
of
where
you
draw
the
lines
you
could
be
drawing
a
line
that
already
kind
of
exists
due
to
a
segregation
patterns.
Are
that
there's
a
housing
development
right?
So
if
you
can
look
at
precinct,
2-2.
L
I
think
it
is
that's
Charles
Towne
that
involves
the
Navy
Yard
and
the
largest
development.
You
know
in
New
England
chunk
of
that.
So,
if
you,
if
you
were
to
create
and
you're
not
proposing
I'm
gonna,
put
that
in
the
record
they're
not
proposing
I'm
just
for
my
own
edge,
you
know
if
you
were
to
create
a
line
in
that
and
cut
between
the
Navy
Yard
and
the
development.
L
Unfortunately,
right
now,
so
there's
very
low
turnout
and
often
cases
from
the
development
versus
say
the
Navy
Yard,
which
is
a
little
bit
more
affluent
folks,
a
little
bit
more
seniors.
They
tend
to
vote
more,
and
my
concern
is
that
you
you
created,
there's
already
was
a
barrier.
You
know
due
to
other
issues,
but
there's
now
in
our
precinct,
the
way
we
broke
broke
down,
who
and
what
votes
and
I'm
concerned
or
alleviate
my
concerns
by
saying
that
doesn't
make
a
difference
by
drawing
that
line.
They're.
L
C
L
L
Then
all
of
a
sudden
precinct
to
a
doesn't
look
like
such
a
strong
voter
turnout
place
right-
and
you
know-
maybe
that's
something
you
can't
do
anything
about,
but
I'm
thinking
in
terms
of
campaigns
in
terms
of
outreach
in
terms
of
mobilization,
people
campaigns
move
to
where
the
where
that
vote
will
come
out
where
it's
worth
your
time
to
know,
knock
on
doors,
make
those
phone
calls
and
did
you
look
at?
Am
I
making
sense
yeah.
B
You're
making
sense,
and
and
and
that
is
our
concern
or
the
larger
city
wide
review
and
that's
why
that's
something
that
we
want
it
to
be
completely
transparent
and
we
want
to
get
input
as
much
input
as
possible
on
that
to
make
sure
we're
not
unintentionally
doing
anything
that
could
disproportionately
affect
anyone.
So
that's
I
think
a
concern
that
we
all
have
to
approach
the
larger,
comprehensive
equalization
process
with,
as
it
relates
separated
from
the
current
proposal
for
sub
precincts
mm-hmm.
L
B
We
should
follow
not
every
single
criteria,
because
I
think
we
should
leave
our
words
alone
and
we
we
should
think
long
and
hard
about
the
the
criteria
of
having
no
more
than
4,000
residents
of
any
age
in
a
precinct,
as
mr.
DeCarlo
mentioned
earlier.
It
would
not
work
well
for
Boston,
but
we
can
come
up
with
with
our
objective
criteria
that
we
can
all
you
know,
get
agreement
on,
and
then
we
have
to
look
at
the
city
demographically
to
say.
B
L
B
L
L
Because
I'm
also
thinking
you
know,
you
create
Ward,
14,
East
Boston
right,
you
have
a
concentration
with
the
Orion
heights
development
first,
the
other
part
of
Orion
Heights,
so
I
think
this.
Would
this
kind
of
concentration
you
might
find
that
kind
of
I
would
encourage
that
perspective
to
be
thinking
about
every
time
you
wear
throughout
Boston,
where
we
have
large
housing
developments
in
precincts
that
might
be
cut
off
or
different
and
be
demographically,
different
than
say
the
rest
of
the
population
around
them,
which
you
can
find
in
a
lot
of
places.
L
A
Thank
you
at
this
time.
Is
there
any
we're
not
willing
to
wishing
to
offer
a
public
testimony
on
this
docket
darken,
0,
3,
1
4
may
do
so
now
or
forever
hold
your
peace
come
down
off
from
public
testimony
that
will
conclude
the
public
testimony
portion
I
know
that
there
counsel,
who
has
some
final
questions
and
then
she'll
she'll
bring
it
out
as
the
lead
co-sponsor.
She
recognizes,
counsel,
Michelle
Liu
thank.
I
You
apologies
for
more
clarifications.
So
just
a
quick
bit
of
curiosity
when
the
elections
department
changed
the
boundary
precinct.
Boundary
line
between
member
Smith
house
and
Hanes
house
was
that
who
was
a
that
was
just
the
Commission
and
not
even
the
council,
and
not
not
the
State
House
that
correct
okay.
And
so
how
was
that
able?
What
authority
was
a
commission
able
to
use
to
change
that
precinct
boundary
but
that
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
these
a
split
without.
B
I
B
I
B
B
So
if
they
were
an
issue
that
we
were
trying
to
solve,
and
we
could
solve
it
without
going
through
that
process,
then
we
would
that
change
that
we
made
that
was
a
result
of
community
actually
reaching
out
to
us,
bringing
something
to
our
concern
to
our
attention
that
actually
made
a
lot
of
sense
that
you
had
two
senior
buildings
that
were
right
across
the
street
from
each
other,
but
folks
in
one
building
couldn't
vote
and
the
polling
place
across
the
street.
They
had
to
go
about
two
miles
away
up:
a
hill,
okay.
J
I
Just
and
just
the
final
sort
of
fine
point
on
if
this
ordinance
passes
and
the
committee
of
the
City
Council
will
conduct
review,
which
I
assume
will
be
the
committee
that
I
chair
on
census
and
redistricting.
What
is
the
ideal
process
from
your
perspective
of
how
that
review
happens
with
the
council
committee?
What
in
terms
of
timeline
I
mean
the
ordinance
says
that
the
review
shall
begin
begin
in
the
year
immediately
following
passage?
So
when
would
you
want
to
do
internal
work
versus
taking
something
out
for
a
community
feedback?
I
B
I
B
Apply
that
to
us
and
make
adjustments
as
we
feel
unnecessary
for
Boston
I,
think
we
should
create
some
drafts
of
what
precinct
changes
could
look
like
and
have
an
elongated
iterative
process
of
getting
feedback
from
the
community
and
and
and
I'm
open
to
what
that
looks
like
that
could
be
community
meetings
around
the
city
could
be
asking
folks
to
take
a
look.
You
know.
Maybe
we
have
multiple
channels.
B
I
A
You
Lou
so
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
Commissioner
Irish.
You
have
time
and
attention
today
and
also
register
PM,
auntie
and
Ian,
and
the
folks
at
mass
vote
for
participating,
seeing
a
lot
of
each
other
lately
on
these
types
of
issues.
But
it's
important
to.
We
continue
to
put
our
best
foot
forward
as
a
city
and
so
we'll
continue
to
work
with
you
folks.
I
know
we
had
two
important
dark:
it's
dark
in
0
to
1
1
and
dark
at
0
3,
1
4.