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Monroe County committee reviews proposals to cut vote centers from 29 to 22 or 20
Summary
A Monroe County advisory committee reviewed maps and community feedback about proposed reductions in vote centers, discussed impacts on retirement-home voting and travel board services, and reviewed cost and equipment trade-offs ahead of an election board decision.
A Monroe County election office staff member briefed the county's Vote Center Advisory Committee on public feedback and three proposals to reduce the number of vote centers from 29 to either 22 or 20 ahead of a potential election-board decision.
The staff member said 63 written responses had been submitted on the county's comment form and that "83% are just, yes" to the plan, with about 8% "yes, with changes." "They have until 11:59 on the eighteenth," the staff member said, adding that the comments would be sent to the election board at 8 a.m. on the 19th and the board would meet that evening at 5:30 p.m.
Committee members said the choices should balance access and cost. The group discussed eliminating low-turnout sites such as Meadowood retirement facility (eliminated from earlier lists and reintroduced for 2024), small-town locations…
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