[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Marion by Ord. No. 21-23 (Ch. 3 of the 2000 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ANNEXED TERRITORY
Annexed to the City after Census Day.
CENSUS DAY
The official date of the 2010 United States Decennial Census.
CITY
All territory within the corporate limits of the City and all annexed territories.
COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS
The County Auditor of Linn County.
CORPORATE LIMITS
The corporate limits of the City on Census Day. The corporate limits do not embrace the annexed territories.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
A district represented by a member of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa as passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor on April 19, 2011.
POINTS OF THE COMPASS
Approximate unless otherwise stated.
STREET
This or similar language means the center line of the right-of-way, and a straight extension of that center line.
B. 
All names, boundaries, lines, features and fixtures are to be construed as they existed on Census Day.
The City is divided into 18 precincts as set forth in this § 60-2.
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First Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Boyson Road and Alburnett Road then north along Alburnett Road to the intersection with West 29th Avenue then east along West 29th Avenue and 29th Avenue to the intersection with 3rd Street then north along 3rd Street to the intersection with Tower Terrace Road then west along Tower Terrace Road to the intersection with Alburnett Road then north along Alburnett Road to the intersection with the corporate boundary then counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Boyson Road then east along Boyson Road to the point of beginning.
B. 
Second Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of North 10th Street and Tower Terrace Road then west along Tower Terrace Road to the intersection with Alburnett Road then north along Alburnett Road to the intersection with the corporate boundary then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Echo Hill Road then continue clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection of Alburnett Road then continue clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with North 10th Street then south along North 10th Street to the point of beginning.
C. 
Third Precinct. Beginning at a point at 29th Avenue and North 10th Street then east along 29th Avenue to the intersection with Indian Creek Road then north along Indian Creek Road (existing and former right-of-way) to the intersection with the corporate boundary then counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Lucore Road then continue counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with State Highway 13, then counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Winslow Road then continue counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Winslow Road again then south along Winslow Road to the intersection with the corporate boundary then counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with North 10th Street then south along North 10th Street to the point of beginning.
D. 
Fourth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Indian Creek Road and 29th Avenue then east along 29th Avenue to the intersection with 35th Street then north along 35th Street to the intersection with Tower Terrace Road then north along Lucore Road to the intersection with Indian Creek Road then south along Indian Creek Road (existing and former right-of-way) to the point of beginning.
E. 
Fifth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 35th Street and 29th Avenue then north along 35th Street to the intersection with Tower Terrace Road then north along Lucore Road to the intersection with Indian Creek Road then north along Indian Creek Road to the intersection with the corporate boundary then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with 29th Avenue then west along 29th Avenue to the point of beginning.
F. 
Sixth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Alburnett Road and West 29th Avenue then east along West 29th Avenue and 29th Avenue to the intersection with 3rd Street then north along 3rd Street to the intersection with Tower Terrace Road then east along Tower Terrace Road to the intersection with North 10th Street then south along North 10th Street to the intersection with 29th Avenue then east along 29th Avenue to the center line of Indian Creek then south along the center line of Indian Creek to the intersection of 10th Street then north along 10th Street to the intersection with Boyson Road then west along Boyson Road to the intersection with Alburnett Road then north along Alburnett Road to the point of beginning.
G. 
Seventh Precinct. Beginning at the intersection of 10th Street and McGowan Boulevard then east along McGowan Boulevard to the intersection with 31st Street then north along 31st Street to the intersection with 29th Avenue then west along 29th Avenue to the center line of Indian Creek then south along the center line of Indian Creek to the intersection with 10th Street then south along 10th Street to the point of beginning.
H. 
Eighth Precinct. Beginning at the intersection of 29th Avenue and 31st Street then south along 31st Street to the intersection with McGowan Boulevard then east along McGowan Boulevard to the intersection with 44th Street then north along 44th Street to the intersection to 29th Avenue then west along 29th Avenue to the point of beginning.
I. 
Ninth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 29th Avenue and 44th Street then south along 44th Street to the intersection of 10th Avenue then east along 10th Avenue to the intersection of State Highway 13 then north along State Highway 13 to the intersection of 35th Avenue then counterclockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection of 29th Avenue then west along 29th Avenue to the point of beginning.
J. 
Tenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Highway 13 and Fernow Road then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Highway 151 then east following Highway 151 to the intersection with the corporate boundary then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Highway 13 then north along Highway 13 to the point of beginning.
K. 
Eleventh Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Boyson Road and 10th Street then south along 10th Street to the intersection with 13th Avenue then west along 13th Avenue to the intersection with 7th Street then south along 7th Street to the intersection with Central Avenue then north along Central Avenue to the intersection with Indian Creek then south along the center line of Indian Creek to the intersection with West 8th Avenue then west along West 8th Avenue to the intersection with Lindale Drive then south along Lindale drive to the intersection of the former railroad right-of-way then west along the former railroad right-of-way to the intersection with the corporate boundary then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Boyson Road then east along Boyson Road to the point of beginning.
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Twelfth Precinct. Beginning at a point at 10th Street and 13th Avenue then east along 13th Avenue to the intersection of Lincoln Drive then north along Lincoln Drive to the intersection of Park Avenue then east along Park Avenue to the intersection with Washington Drive then south along Washington Drive to the intersection with 11th Avenue then west along 11th Avenue to the intersection with 18th Street then south along 18th Street to 7th Avenue then east along 7th Avenue to 31st Street then south along 31st Street to the intersection with 5th Avenue then west along 5th Avenue to the intersection with 26th Street then south along 26th Street to the intersection with 3rd Avenue then west along 3rd Avenue to the intersection with 15th Street then south along 15th Street to the intersection with 1st Avenue then west along 1st Avenue to the intersection with 7th Street then north along 7th Street to the intersection of 3rd Avenue then west along 3rd Avenue to the intersection with 1st Street then north along 1st street to the intersection with 6th Avenue then west along 6th Avenue to the intersection with Marion Boulevard then west along Marion Boulevard to the center line of Indian Creek then north along the center line of Indian Creek center line to the intersection with 8th Avenue then continue north along the center line of Indian Creek to the intersection with Central Avenue then south along Central Avenue to the intersection with 7th Street then north along 7th Street to the intersection with 13th Avenue then east along 13th Avenue to the point of beginning.
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Thirteenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of McGowan Boulevard and 10th Street then east along McGowan Boulevard to the intersection with 31st Street then south along 31st Street to the intersection with 7th Avenue then west along 7th Avenue to the intersection with 18th Street then north along 18th Street to the intersection with 11th Avenue then east along 11th Avenue to the intersection with Washington Drive then north along Washington Drive to the intersection with Park Avenue then west along Park Avenue to the intersection with Lincoln Drive then south along Lincoln Drive to the intersection with 13th Avenue then west along 13th Avenue to the intersection with 10th Street then north along 10th Street to the point of beginning.
N. 
Fourteenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of McGowan Boulevard and 31st Street then east along McGowan Boulevard to the intersection with 44th Street then south along 44th Street to the intersection with 10th Avenue then west along 10th Avenue to the intersection with 35th Street then continue west along 7th Avenue to the intersection with 31st Street then north along 31st Street to the point of beginning.
O. 
Fifteenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 11th Street then west along 1st Avenue to the intersection of 7th Street then north along 7th Street to the intersection with 3rd Avenue then west along 3rd Avenue to the intersection with 1st Street then north along 1st Street to the intersection with 6th Avenue then west along 6th Avenue to the intersection with Marion Boulevard then south along Marion Boulevard to Indian Creek then northerly along the center line of Indian Creek to the intersection with West 8th Avenue then west along West 8th Avenue to the intersection with Lindale Drive then south along Lindale Drive to the former railroad right-of-way then west along the former railroad right-of-way to the westerly corporate limits then counterclockwise along the corporate boundaries to the intersection with East Post Road then north along East Post Road to Grand Avenue then continue north on South 11th Street to 1st Avenue then continue north along 11th Street to the point of beginning.
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Sixteenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 1st Avenue and South 11th Street, then east along 1st Avenue to 15th Street then north along 15th Street to the intersection of 3rd Avenue then east along 3rd Avenue to the intersection of 22nd Street then south along 22nd Street to the intersection of 1st Avenue then continue south along South 22nd Street to the intersection with the corporate boundary line, then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection of East Post Road then north along East Post Road to Grand Avenue then north along South 11th Street to the point of beginning.
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Seventeenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 31st Street then south along 31st Street to the intersection of Highway 100 then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection of South 22nd Street then north along South 22nd Street to the intersection of 1st Avenue then continue north along 22nd Street to the intersection of 3rd Avenue then east along 3rd Avenue to the intersection of 27th Street then south along 27th Street to 1st Avenue then east along 1st Avenue to the point of beginning.
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Eighteenth Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of 44th Street and 10th Avenue then east along 10th Avenue to Highway 13 then south along Highway 13 to the intersection with the corporate boundary then clockwise along the corporate boundary to the intersection with Munier Road then west along Munier Road to the intersection of 31st Street then continue west along 1st Avenue to the intersection of 27th Street then north along 27th Street to the intersection of 3rd Avenue then west along 3rd Avenue to the intersection of 26th Street then north along 26th Street to the intersection of 5th Avenue then east along 5th Avenue to the intersection of 31st Street then north along 31st Street to 7th Avenue then east along 7th Avenue to the intersection of 35th Street then continue east along 10th Avenue to the point of beginning.
The City is divided into four wards as follows:
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The First Ward consists of Precincts 12, 15, 16 and 17.
B. 
The Second Ward consists of Precincts 4, 5, 7, 11 and 13.
C. 
The Third Ward consists of Precincts 8, 9, 10, 14 and 18.
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The Fourth Ward consists of Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 6
If this chapter fails to place any part of the City within a precinct established by this chapter, the Commissioner of Elections shall assign the omitted area to an adjacent precinct within the same legislative district. If this chapter places any part of the City in more than one precinct established by this chapter, the Commissioner of Elections shall assign that territory to an adjacent precinct within the proper legislative district. The Commissioner of Elections may also correct obvious clerical errors in this chapter.
The City shall publish notice of the boundaries for the precincts and wards established by this chapter, pursuant to law. The City shall also certify the population of all precincts and wards, a copy of this chapter, and a map drawn in conformance thereto, to the Secretary of State.
Whenever territory is annexed into the City limits, the resolution approving the same shall also establish in which ward and precinct the territory shall be located.