Sunday, May 27, 2012

RAMSEY ELECTIONS NEWS: Helpful Screen Captures from current Ramsey Resident, p.9.

First, click the Ramsey Resident p.9 image, below, to enlarge and read [except for map detail - which is legible - second image].



Please note the marginal highlighting re filing for office.

Next is a screen capture with street names, so you can click to check your Ward/Precinct.



Alternatively, the Ramsey Resident pdf file is online here, and you can enlarge p.9 in the pdf reader, for map detail. Names of major roads are not listed on the image, but they are drawn in. You should know them on the map by now. Note the ward boundaries have been conformed to census results, with ward populations given in the p.9 map sidebar.

NOTE: If you enlarge the online pdf item's p.9 to see the map, or enlarge the second image, you can see the surveyor's rationale in naming streets, alphabetically within the arbitrarily chosen header groups. Naming probably was done years and years and years ago, by the County Surveyor's office.

______________UPDATE_____________
The map presented in the current Ramsey Resident shows the area bounded by Ramsey Blvd., Hwy. 5, Alpine Blvd., and Sunfish Lake Blvd. as now in Ward 2 (having previously been in Ward 1). The boundary adjustment has caused a common point - the intersection of Alpine and Sunfish - to have each corner in a different ward.

Basically, Wards are required under the "one person, one vote" principle to have, within reasonable limits, equal populations. My understanding is the ward boundary adjustment was made based on total population, i.e., without distinguishing residents above vs. below the legal voting age, and without regard to registered voter population (i.e., total population being the necessary measure for adjustment).