Crawford County relocates polling place after ceiling collapse at Cherokee Senior Center

County election officials moved a polling place for the USC 2.7 member position 5 election after the interior ceiling at the Cherokee Senior Center collapsed and inspectors deemed the location unusable.

Lisa, the county clerk, reported staff discovered the ceiling failure and the mayor declined use of the facility. "We couldn't use it, which is understandable, and offered the tornado shelter down just around the corner," Lisa said. County staff informed precinct voters via outreach and placed a sign at the original polling site to notify any late arrivals.

Lisa told commissioners polls will close at 7 p.m. and encouraged registered voters in the affected area to use the alternate location. The county said it had attempted to reach as many affected voters as possible and that the normal polling site also carried a posted notice directing voters to the temporary location.

The commission did not take further action in the meeting transcript beyond the clerk's operational update; there was no discussion of longer-term building repairs in the excerpts provided.