Lake County election board comes up with precinct consolidations to prevent splits

The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration voted to submit the board’s proposed precinct consolidations to the state’s election division because the Secretary of State’s proposal created county council, county commissioners, school and city splits.

Secretary of State Diego Morales sent the county a letter in July stating that Indiana law dictates that after a presidential election, precincts with fewer than 600 active voters should be consolidated.

In the letter, Morales said that the election board should submit “a proposed precinct consolidation plan with unanimous approval” from the board members.

“In the alternative, individual members of the Lake County Board of Elections and Registration can present the office with a proposed precinct consolidation plan if an agreement between members cannot be made,” Morales wrote in the letter.


https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/lake-county-election-board-comes-up-with-precinct-consolidations/