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St. Joseph County election board debates moving voter registration into courthouse basement; members vote to table decision
Summary
Board discussed consolidating elections and voter registration staff into a secured basement ballot room, heard public concerns about accessibility and timing while commissioners study courthouse space, and voted to table the proposal for later review.
The St. Joseph County Election Board discussed a proposal to consolidate elections and voter registration staff into the basement of Courthouse 1 and voted to table the proposal for further review.
Board members and county election staff said consolidating the voter registration office, currently on the fourth floor, with election operations in the courthouse basement would place leadership, oversight and processing in one secured location and free up space on the fourth floor. The board’s presentation said the move would reutilize an existing basement supply room as a single-use ballot room, transfer cameras and locks from the current fourth-floor ballot room and avoid new purchases by rearranging equipment.
Supporters said combining…
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