Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent has scheduled a series of town hall meetings to inform and take questions from Sarasota County voters about the recent redistricting process and the subsequent changes in precinct boundaries and polling locations in the county. The opportunity to redraw precinct boundaries occurs every 10 years, following the federal census.

For the convenience of voters, meetings are scheduled in each of the five county commission districts beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the following dates: 

Tue., June 12 (District 5) — R. L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 Tamiami Trail South, Venice

Wed., June 13 (District 4) —  Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Rd., Sarasota

Tue., June 19 (District 2) — Selby Library, 1331 1^st St., Sarasota

Wed., June 20 (District 3) — Morgan Family Community Center, 6207 West Price Blvd, North Port

Thu., June  21 (District 1) — Robert Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34^th St., Sarasota

Dent strongly encourages voters to make every effort to attend at least one of the meetings to learn more about the changes that will take effect in time for the 2012 elections, scheduled for August 16 (Primary) and November 6 (General).   All meetings are open to the public.