New law will require early-voting sites to serve as election-day polling places; county staff told to coordinate with city and secretary of state

County elections staff told officials the new state law taking effect in December will require early-voting sites to also be open as election-day polling places, and they said they will coordinate with City Hall and the secretary of state to align locations.

An elections staff member said, “It doesn't come into effect until December, but we have a new law that starting December, our early voting polling locations also have to be election day polling locations.” They added the county needs to contact City Hall and the secretary of state for approval and logistics: “We're gonna have to get with city Hall and see if we can do 1 of the election days at City Hall as well.”

Staff and other speakers discussed practical logistics: the current early-voting location is at City Hall while an election-day location is at the First Act Student Conference (as referenced in the meeting), requiring coordination to avoid site conflicts. Officials also discussed precinct residency rules for election-day workers and the need to confirm precinct assignments for certain addresses.

The transcript records staff directing or recommending coordination with the city and the secretary of state; the transcript does not show a formal vote or a finalized plan for specific election days or sites.