Number of voting locations in parish reduced, several closed MGN Online and last updated 2021-07-26 21:45:31-04 Around 20,000 voters in Iberia Parish will cast their ballot for the October election in different polling locations than in previous years. It's because the parish is in the process of reapportionment, Iberia Parish Registrar of Voters Kristina Blanchard explained to the New Iberia City Council on Tuesday. This is the redistribution of representation in a legislative body. It applies to U.S. congressional seats, but also to local authorities like school boards, police juries, etc. Reapportionment occurs after each census. The process happens all the time without citizens necessarily realizing it, but this year is different because two open seats in the parish prompted an October election. Therefore, the parish had to speed up the reapportionment process so voters could be informed of their new voting location.