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<br /> e e <br />Ea~P ') <br /> ADV ANT AGES AND DISADV ANT AGES <br />ADVANTAGES <br />. Voter Convenience/hnproved Customer Service <br />. Cost Savings (See Exhibit B) <br />. Reduction in Margin of Error <br />DISADVANTAGES <br />. Change Can Be Difficult <br />. Requires Justice Department Approval <br />. Possible Increased Travel Distance to Polling Place <br />. Increased Voters Per Polling Location <br />In order to change polling locations, the following steps would need to take place: <br />. City Council Approval <br />. Preclearance From Justice Department (75 day process) <br />. Coordination With School and College District <br />. Compliance With Election Laws <br />The City Secretary has visited with both the La Porte Independent School District and San Jacinto <br />College District and they are in favor of reducing the number of polling locations. <br />If the Council wants to make this type of change, clearance submission to the Justice Department <br />would need to be submitted at least 75 days prior to passing an Ordinance calling the election. <br />The Secretary of State's Office was contacted and the City would not be required to seek approval <br />from that office per Section 42.061 of the Election Code. City's have the authority to set polling <br />locations. <br />The City Attorney also provided a previous recommendation on this matter the last time this matter <br />was addressed (see Exhibit C). <br /> POSSIBLE POLLING LOCATIONS <br />Thrpp Polline T ,ocHtion Options <br />City Hall- Districts 5 and 6 <br />De Walt - Districts 1 and 4 <br />Lomax - Districts 1 and 4 <br />Baker - Districts 2, 3 and 7 <br /> 22.2 <br />