Monroe County’s vote center study committee is moving ahead on the assumption that current polling locations, which are precinct-based for voter eligibility, would all be converted to vote centers.
The idea that the committee would not pursue the merger of existing polls into fewer vote center locations was the big news nugget in a committee report that was given at last Thursday’s meeting of the county election board.
The report to the election board was given by vote center study committee member Ralf Shaw. The committee includes 11-members who have been appointed by the county clerk and the chairs of the county party organizations for the Republicans and Democrats.
Vote centers are different from existing polling locations, because they are places where any eligible voter in the county can cast a ballot. Current polling locations are limited to just those voters who are registered in a limited number of precincts. Continue reading “Committee now mulls vote centers at every current Monroe County polling location, without merging”