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Elections board adds tennis center as advanced voting site, library swapped for November cycle
Summary
The Athens elections panel voted to add the tennis center as an advanced voting location, replacing the downtown library for the upcoming November election; the board discussed staffing cost estimates and said the 2026 budget includes funding for two locations.
The Athens Elections Board voted to add the city’s tennis center as an advanced voting location for the November election, replacing the downtown library for the same dates and hours.
Board members approved the swap after discussion about turnout, convenience for voters and staffing costs. One board member, Miss Riley, registered opposition during the vote. Elections staff said the office budgeted for two locations in preliminary 2026 elections projections and that adding the tennis center would increase personnel costs for the election period.
The board discussed turnout figures from recent low-turnout…
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