Presently, the Groton district extends into Dryden, the Ulysses and Newfield districts each extend into Enfield, and Caroline and Danby comprise one district. Its population entitles it to the equivalent of 4.55 representatives on a 15-person board. Three of its districts are shared with the town. The committee has not favored an even number of representatives. The committee also did not recommend shortening representatives' terms of office to two years, or to implement weighted voting.
Weighted voting means one representative's vote counts more than another's.
That would cause real difficulties not only in regular voting, but also in committee assignments and committee voting. Increasing the board size to 17 would not only be costly, but cumbersome. Reflecting a two percent population growth by adding two more members seems out of proportion, we are responding to population shifts, not significant growth. Each district will have approximately equivalent population and each voter's vote will count the same. The districts only affect county elections.