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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations February 23, 2017
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Docket #0319- Special Law re: Act Act Relative to Voting Precincts in the City of Boston
A
B
Here
today,
by
my
to
bali
to
the
comfy
President
Michelle
woo
in
city
council,
Phil
lenihan,
we're
here
today
to
discuss
talk
at
0319,
an
order
approving
a
special
special
law
and
act
relative
to
voting
precincts
in
the
city
of
us.
Amanda
was
sponsored
by
both
council
Linehan
in
fresno
group
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
back
on
15,
this
home
rule
petition
proposes
to
provide
additional
polling
locations
and
create
sub
precincts
in
six
of
Boston's
logis
precinct
that
have
experienced
a
particular
growth
and
turn
out
over
the
past
decade.
B
The
proposed
changes
would
affect
the
following
locations.
Would
three
precinct
six
it's
downtown
for
those
of
here
interviewing
home.
Would
three
precinct
7
if
it's
south
end
with
free
precinct
8,
which
is
in
Chinatown,
would
five
precinct
1,
which
is
a
village
fan
of
town?
Would
six
precinct
1,
which
is
self
Boston
for
point
channel,
so
Fox
in
waterfront
area
board
nine
precinct
3
is
South
End
Royal
Rock.
B
We
are
also
joined
by
my
colleague,
City
Council,
Salomon
Tina,
and
if
my
colleagues
have
any
opening
comments,
do
so
now
or
we
could
turn
it
right
over
to
folks
Utley
staying
in
theory
notice,
I
will
get
right
into
it.
We
are
joined
today
by
the
exhibition
of
the
election
apartments
that
you
and
Irish
someone
that
we
all
know
here.
That
has
been
the
election
apartment
for
many
years.
Knows
it
like
the
back
of
the
cnc
to
be
an
oakley
montique.
B
C
You
chairman
parody
yeah
good
afternoon
into
Council
Councillor,
Linehan,
Council,
Latino
and
members
of
the
public
who
are
reviewing
from
home
just
for
the
sake
of
context,
just
want
to
have
an
opening
opening
statement
to
provide
some
context
for
those
who
may
not
be
familiar
with
this
again.
My
name
is
Deon
Irish
Commissioner
of
the
Boston
election
Department
and
chairman
of
the
board
of
election
commissioners.
C
Thanks
for
inviting
my
staff
and
I
here
today
to
present
the
proposal
to
fulfill
the
legislation
has
been
sponsored
by
council
president
wool
and
counselors
to
counsel
Linehan
go
to
access
and
equal
opportunity
for
all.
Voters
is
very
important
to
the
alleged
apartment
for
the
Board
of
Election
Commissioners
in
tamiya,
watch
and
I
know
that
voter
access
is
also
important
to
all
members
of
the
City
Council,
so
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
advance
these
measures
in
time.
C
For
our
upcoming
municipal
elections,
the
precinct
is
the
smallest
building
block
for
legislative
districts
precinct
directly
impact
voters
is
where
voter
cast
his
or
her
ballot
and
the
size
of
the
B
string
impacts.
The
voters
wait
time
and
overall
voting
efficiency.
Boston
currently
have
has
255
precincts
that
largely
have
not
changed
in
the
past
50
years,
and
we
do
need
to
take
long-term
steps
to
address
this
and
I
look
forward
to
those
discussions.
C
However,
we
also
need
to
take
short-term
measures
such
as
this
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
voters
are
afforded
with
reasonable
wait
times.
We
have
reviewed
the
options
available
to
address
these
six
extremely
large
piercings,
and
my
staff
has
worked
tirelessly
to
developers.
Plan
I
would
like
to
now
turn
it
over
to
Sabina
for
Monty
and
the
rest
of
my
stamp.
So
we
can
walk
you
through
this
PowerPoint
presentation.
C
D
D
What
were
our
proposal
is
is
to
divide
that
somewhat
as
best
as
we
could
equally
in
half
and
on
the
second
slide
here,
it'll
show
that
would
three
precincts
sick
with
our
proposal,
starting
at
Winter,
Street
and
Tremont's
tree
sewing
down
tremont
street
the
cambridge
street
and
then
go
on
to
cambridge
street
to
new
sub
every
street
and
internet
black
stone
street.
That
division
will
now
make
343
precinct
six
a
vote
of
towns
of
1989
in
a
resident
count
of
3117
and
with
the
creation
of
a
sub
precinct,
12
or
three
precinct.
C
D
The
next
briefing
Saddam
is
in
discussion
is
war
three
precincts
seven
again.
The
vodacom
for
ward
37
is
3781
with
the
resident
countess
4365,
and
our
proposal
will
be
the
dryer
line,
starting
at
washington,
street
and
pelham
street,
both
to
washington
street,
to
the
corner
of
waltham
street
waltham
street
to
the
corner
of
shawmut,
ave
and
shawmut
ave
internet
east
berkeley
street.
With
that
proposal,
war,
three
precinct
7
will
now
become
vote,
accounts
of
1963
residents,
council,
2230
and
war.
Three
precincts
7a
will
become
1818
with
the
resident
counts
of
2100
and.
A
B
C
We
think
that
we
can
accommodate
both
precincts
in
Cathedral.
We
took
steps
the
last
election
where
we
removed
one
of
the
precincts
believe
it
was
91
that
was
formerly
at
Cathedral,
is
now
voting
in
the
villa
victoria
area,
which
is
more
convenient
for
that
precinct.
So
we
do
have
enough
space
to
accommodate
both
precinct
said
I'm
Cathedral,
so.
B
C
B
D
Next
precinct
is
war,
three
precinct
8,
which
is
the
Chinatown
area,
the
total
count
there
is
5590
with
the
resident
count
of
11,000
and
48,
and
our
proposal
is
to
divide
war.
Three
precinct
dane
23
precinct
just
because
of
the
large
mass
there
and
the
potential
development
that's
taken
place.
So
the
first
proposal
of
what
three
precinct
date
will
be
the
corner
of
Pharaoh
Albany
Street
in
here'll
street.
D
B
B
E
Board
11
in
Roxbury:
that's
like
I'm
3498
in
the
precinct
and
I'm
famous
for
public
for
something
so
that
people
know
that
we're
giving
this
up.
Some
precincts
are
only
500
feet
and
this
one,
the
lleva.
So
it's
long
overdue,
but
every
time
but
did
you
have
alternative
location?
You
weren't
going
to
try
and
get
everybody
after
this
metropolitan
again
I
like
the
bar
ya,.
D
To
be
in
a
film
I,
ok,
the
next
briefing
system
question
is,
would
five
precinct
1
and
the
vote
account
there
at
this
moment
is
4490
with
the
resident
count
of
seven
thousand
178,
and
our
proposal
will
be
to
start
at
the
corner
of
shawmut,
ave
and
harold
street
without
the
herald
street
to
Alan
King
Street,
Allinson,
Street
to
Cortez
Street
ortez
to
Berkeley
Street
and
ending
at
the
corner
of
columbus
ave.
It's
divided
in
this
precinct
of
545
recent
one
into
to
the
new
council.
D
The
next
one
is
ward
6
precinct,
one
vote
account
there.
It's
4904
resident
campus
6080
7.
Our
proposal
is
to
divide
this
into
two
at
this
moment
and
would
six
precinct
1
divided
line
will
be
the
corner
of
East,
Street
and
summer
streets.
So
all
the
way
down
to
four
point
channel
on
summer
street
so
to
play
Division
there
would
six
precincts.
One
will
have
a
vote
of
council
3405.
D
D
Next
precinct
this
world
nine
creasing,
three
current-voltage
countess
2992
with
the
resident
ounce
of
3842
and
the
dividing
line
here,
will
be
the
corner
of
washington
street
in
northampton
street,
from
northampton
street
to
the
corner
of
shawmut
ave,
dr.
shawmut,
ave
to
the
corner
of
camden
street
and
all
the
way
down
cameron
street
to
the
corner
of
tremont
street.
The
new
counts
will
be
voted
counter.
1439
493
resident
counter
1993
a
we'll
have
a
vote
of
Compton
1553
with
the
residents
down
to
1942.
B
E
E
Split
a
particular
precinct
like
in
61
white
evidence.
It
just
went
down
from
a
street,
it
cut
it
in
half
it
distinctly
two
kinds
of
to
go
to
see:
board
46,
traditional
neighborhood
and
okay.
You
know,
but
like
we've
created
a
disappointment,
if
there
was
some
criteria
that
you
used
to
what
this
puzzle
yeah,
we.
D
Try
to
do
the
best
we
could
with
trying
to
equalize
the
amount
of
voters
for
each
distinctive
area,
leaving
38
a
little
bit
less
than
the
other
two
sub
precinct
recreated
was
because
of
the
development
that's
going
on
and
how
many
units
are
still
vacant.
So
we
assume
that
when
those
units
become
filled
and
people
start
registering,
those
numbers
will
equal
out
for
the
other
two
precincts.
F
F
You
talked
about
using
both
current
population
and
registration
numbers,
but
also
future
population
depends
with
projected
development.
How
long
do
you
project
these
to
last?
Do
you
think
this
is
sufficient
for
getting
us
through
the
next
redistricting
site
as
well,
or
do
you
anticipate
changing
the
lines,
a
few
elections
down
the
road?
What's
the
best
guess,
I.
C
Think
it
is
I'm
a
larger
conversation
that
we
need
to
have
leading
up
to
the
2020
census,
to
take
a
look
at
all
of
our
precincts
to
see
how
we
could
equalize
them
and
have
the
optimal
number
that
we
need,
as
constantly
have
pointed
out
there,
some
that
are
very
small
and
there's
some
that
are
very
large
and
we
could
do
a
better
job
of
equalizing.
So
we
have
the
right
number
that
we
need
to
adequately
service
our
voters
so
I
think
that's
the
long-term
solution.
I
think
this
can
get
us
up
until
then.
Okay,.
F
You
know
into
supporting
your
efforts
to
let
38
know,
especially
because
they're
voting
in
different
places,
as
opposed
to
37,
where
you're
essentially
is
coming
to
Cathedral
and
being
told
you
can
come
to
the
front
of
the
line
because
we're
voting.
You
now
have
a
separate
polling
machine
if
we
go
through
all
this
outreach
and
tell
residents
now
you're
voting
here
instead
of
here,
they'll
get
used
to
that
for
a
little
while
you
think
this
will
last
for
a
number
of
years
or
yes,.
F
And
how
set
are
the
line?
So
if
we're
doing
this
as
a
homo
petition
now,
if
everything
goes
well,
council
votes,
yes,
State
House
votes,
yes,
everyone
finds
it
and
then
next
year
I'll
saying
the
2018
elections
residents
say
we
actually
want
the
dividing
line
to
be
moved
over
a
street.
Can
we
do
that
without
going
to
the
state.
E
C
C
Did
not
involve
the
state.
There
are
some
changes
that
we
could
make
it
at
the
city
level
and
actually
at
the
Board
of
Election
Commissioner
level.
But
you
know
we
we
like
to
review
all
those
in
case
by
case
scenario
with
the
law
department.
You
know
with
their
advice,
but
it's
possible
that
they,
we
could
mix
light
changes,
but
I
would
be
hesitant
to
make
any
significant
changes
to
our
for
any
precinct
line.
B
Youssef,
let
me
just
interject
just
so
just
for
the
record
should
this
pass
because
we're
creating
sub
precincts
the
ordinance
that's
currently
on
the
books
will
actually
have
to
be
amended
to
add
the
sub
precincts
into
the
language,
so
the
City
Council
will
then
again.
If
this
passes,
the
City
Council
will
then
have
to
put
forth
an
ordinance
in
order
to
do
that.
So
so
this
is
going
to
create
sort
of
a
bifurcated
situation.
We
pass
what
we
have
in
front
of
us.
B
A
F
Thank
you
feel
special,
but
so
and
then,
when
we
do,
the
ordinance
that
will
have
the
specific
language
of
this
is
a
device
essentially
copying
and
pasting
the
verbal,
the
written
descriptions
of
the
precinct
lines,
but
you're
saying
that
if
we
wanted
to
change
that
ordinance
in
2018-
and
you
know
to
strike
out
one
Street
and
change
it
to
a
different
Street,
we
would
have
to
go
to
the
state
for
that.
I.
C
Don't
believe
so,
but
I
think
we
should
have.
You
know
a
additional
conversation.
You
know
with
the
law
department
I'm,
actually
not
even
entirely
sure
that
you
need
to
have
an
additional
ordinance,
because
you
did
the
the
districts
and
the
precincts
that
are
currently
in
your
districts.
Respective
districts
are
changing
at
all.
F
And
just
given
the
timeline
and
different
levels
of
government,
so
here's
the
first
proposal
for
how
we're
splitting
it.
Then
there
will
be
a
separate
conversation
about
where
the
specific
polling
locations
will
be
within
the
split
precincts
within
the
subdivided
precincts,
and
then
there
will
be
outreach
to
tell
people
what
their
new
polling
location
is.
Do
you
anticipate
starting
that
community
conversation
about
polling
locations
before
the
state
votes
on
it,
or
will
we
have
to
wait
for
that?
F
I
guess
my
suggestion
is
we
want
time
for
people
to
be
able
to
process
everything
and
I
think
it
could
make
sense
to
at
least
ask
people
if
they
were
to
have
a
new
sub
precinct
for
suggestions
on
where
the
polling
location
should
go
as
opposed
to
waiting
for
everything
to
kind
of
happen
in
a
one
month
span
before
signature
papers
or
before
the
election
has
to
happen.
I
think.
C
That
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense
on
my
staff
is
currently
you
know,
reviewing
possible
polling
places
and
we've
identified
some
leads
we've
had
we
have
some
tentative
agreements
or
some
others,
so
I
think
must
be
complete.
That
review
and
we
find
alternate
locations.
Then
it
will
be
a
right
to
have
community
conversations
to
see
that
whether
or
not
those
would
be
appropriate
for
everyone.
F
Last
question
is
just
on
outreach:
I
mean
it
sounds
like
you've.
There
have
been
some
changes
already
in
terms
of
notifying
people,
they're
voting
different
places
as
you've
been
correcting
some
of
the
language
through
your
review.
What
is
a
standard
process
for
letting
people
know?
Is
it
male
only
how
much
time
did
it
happen?
How
many
days
in
advance
of
the
election
and
what
other
measures
well.
C
C
B
D
D
B
G
G
Sorry
it's
a
little
distracting,
you
is.
Are
you
looking
at
other
proposed
precincts
that
may
be
cut
or
split
to
address
long
lines
to
address
a
differential
in
population
after
this?
Is
there?
Is
this
the
first
and
their
other?
Is
this
it
for
what
we're
looking
at
reap,
rethinking
or
changing
or
cutting
this.
G
C
Make
the
minimum
number
of
changes
necessary
because
any
change
cause
confusion,
causes
confusion
in
and
also
adding
additional
polling
places
and
staff.
It
does
cost
more
money.
So
I
think
the
the
best
long-term
solution
for
us
is
to
see
where
are
places
that
we
can
consolidate
and
where
places
that
we
need
to
make
further
subdivisions.
So
we're
not
just
increasing
the
total
number
of
precincts,
but
we
have
the
optimal
number
that
we
understood.
C
G
I
would
just
ask
one
thing
to
look
into
this
is
this
has
been
an
issue
for
decades
now
that
the
west
roxbury
branch
library
has
is
a
double
voting.
Precinct
is
420,
precincts
and
18,
and
without
fail
I
would
assume
they're.
Similarly
sized
districts
without
fail.
The
line
for
2017
is
five
six
seven
eight
times
as
long
as
that
for
2018
I'm,
not
sure
why
they're
both
you
know,
particularly
you
know,
go
to
rich
precincts
that
usually
show
up.
G
C
It's
Oh
No,
thank
you
for
bringing
that
to
our
attention
will
follow
up
on
that
and
just
to
know
for
the
record
that
we
are
looking
citywide
at
other
changes
that
we
can
affect.
That
would
speed
up
the
process
for
voters
and
that
don't
require
this
type
of
change.
Sometimes
it
may
be
looking
to
see
if
there's
a
better
configuration
of
this
component's
place
or
may
be
splitting
the
books
for
a
particular
priest
thing
or
looking
to
see
if
there's
a
better
location,
so
we're
looking
at
all
those
very
good.
Thank
you
thanks.
Mitch
thank.
H
You
to
our
eagerness
to
City
Council
dress,
shake
on
Thank
You.
Mr.
chair
Thank,
You
counselors
will
win
a
hand
for
your
efforts
on
this.
It's
obviously
very
important:
ensuring
valid
access
I'm,
have
you
identified
polling
locations
for
the
new
sub
precincts,
or
was
that
an
ongoing
process
and
I
apologize
that
was
covered
before
I
got
here?
It's.
C
The
ongoing
process
there
are
some
that
we
have
already
found
places
that
would
be
great
for
Seaport.
District
is
one
so
461
a
the
district
hall
will
be
available
to
us.
4438.
We're
looking
at
several
leaves
we're
looking
at
the
oak
square,
YMCA
we're
looking
at
the
Quincy
towers
in
their
community
space
there
in
a
senior
building
in
51
we're
looking
at
the
mass
pike
towers.
So
we've
put
in
canoes
that
we're
having
conversations
and
hoping
we
can
get
tentative
agreements
and
then
bring
it
out
for
a
community
discussion.
H
H
H
My
last
question
is,
as
far
as
a
full
repressing
thing
of
the
city:
it's
been
a
long
time.
Is
there
other
efforts
in
this
body
that
you're
working
on
that?
We
can
be
helpful
with
that.
You
know,
obviously,
with
the
decennial
census
coming
up
in
2020
what
we
would
need
to
do
to
sort
of
get
a
real
repressing
thing
going
on
currently.
C
B
B
If
you
desire
to
do
so,
seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
for
any
additional
public
testimony
that
will
conclude
the
public
testimony
portion
any
other
questions
of
my
colleagues
at
this
point
of
the
Election
Commission
any
comments
or
questions
from
the
Election
Commission
to
the
to
the
chair
to
the
council
at
this
time.
So.
B
Good
in
fact
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
to
thank
council
council
winning
any
council
rule
for
their
efforts
in
co-sponsoring
this
and
look
forward
to
getting
a
report
put
together
and
get
this
before
the
council
soon
as
possible.
So
with
respect
to
docket
0319
homo
petition
regarding
voting
precincts
in
the
city
of
Boston,
the
Committee
on
governments
will
be
adjourned.