On October 16, 2025, the Boone County Board of Elections passed their Resolution 25-01. This resolution changed Union Voting Precincts. The following listing show that City of Union residents now vote exclusively in stated Precincts 2 and 5. City of Union residents and Unincorporated Boone County residents now vote in Precincts 1 and 3. Unincorporated Boone County residents now vote exclusively in Precincts 4, 6, 7, and 8.
Union 1-B122-CITY RESIDENTS plus non-city residents…split.
Union 2-B123-CITY RESIDENTS only.
Union 3-B124- CITY RESIDENTS plus non-city residents…split.
Union 4-B125-non-city residents only.
Union 5-B129- CITY RESIDENTS only.
Union 6-B130 – non-city residents only.
Union 7-B135- non-city residents only.
Union 8-B136- non-city residents only.
In July of this year, the Board of Elections actually approved these changes. It took this long for the State to approve these changes and the Board to meet and approve their Resolution 25-01.
Their resolution is in response to the City of Union’s Resolution 2025-01 sent over to them in January 2025. This City of Union resolution requested the Boone County Board of Elections to merge and reorganize precincts to establish distinct and separate voting locations for City of Union residents. Since that time, the City has been working with the Boone County Clerk’s office to make these changes. (Attached is their Resolution 25-01.)
As shown, new Precincts 2 and 5 are City of Union “resident-only” voting. For Board reasons, Precincts 1 and 3 have to be split between City of Union residents and Unincorporated Boone County residents. For Union Precincts 1 and 3, the Boone County Clerk will utilize “print on-demand ballot printers” for the 2026 primary and general elections. These two consolidated Precincts will have at least one print-on demand ballot printer so that each voter receives the right ballot without the possibility of human error.
For background, City of Union residents went to their normal precincts to vote last election on November 5, 2024. At all five precincts for that election, pre-printed paper ballots were used. Three of the five city precincts were designated City of Union “resident-only”; this meant that each city resident voting received the proper ballot.
The other two precincts of the five were combination of City of Union residents and Unincorporated Boone County residents voting there. So, separate pre-printed ballots had to be given to the right voters. While Boone County Board of Elections gave specific instructions as to make sure the right voters got the right ballots, human error came into play. From 6:00 AM to approximately 11:30 AM, some of those that lived in Unincorporated Boone County received City of Union resident ballots, and some of those that lived in the City of Union received Unincorporated Boone County resident ballots. By not receiving the right ballots, certain City of Union residents did not have the opportunity to vote for City Commissioners. Moreover, some Unincorporated Boone County residents improperly voted for City Commissioners.
Subsequently, Commissioner Bine sued the Boone County Board of Elections. On January 31, 2025, the Boone County Court (via Judge Brugglemann) ruled that up to 800 votes could have been improperly placed as a result of human error. As such, he threw out the election and required the Commissioners be appointed. As stated, the Boone County Clerk’s office and the City of Union have been working together to make sure that this type of human error does not exist in future City of Union elections.
Boone County Board of Election’s Resolution 25-01 insures that the two new consolidated City of Union Precincts (1 and 3), will have voting “print on-demand ballot printers” to take away the potential of human error…to insure that each voter voting at these two precincts get the right ballot! Print on-demand ballot printers are used for early voting where voters from multiple precincts come together at early voting locations to insure that each voter gets the right ballot. They work for early voting…processing thousands of voters with no problem whatsoever.
I am proud that the City of Union has worked with the Boone County Clerk and Board of Elections to make sure that what happened on November 5, 2024 in the City of Union never happens again. With these procedural changes made, City of Union voters can feel assured that when they vote next time, they will be getting the right ballot…and their vote will count!”
Mayor Larry.
To see more information on Resolution 25-01, please click the link here👇
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