Lackawanna County elections board approves out-of-precinct poll workers, temporarily relocates two Musick polling places

The Lackawanna County Board of Elections approved two administrative actions at a brief meeting: assigning trained poll workers to serve outside their home precincts for the November election, and temporarily relocating two polling places in Musick while construction continues at Greenwood Hose Company No. 1.

The actions aim to ensure staffing and voter access across the county’s 163 precincts, according to Director Hopkins, who explained the practical need for appointing workers willing to travel outside their districts when elected officials or appointed clerks are unavailable.

"So we have a 163 precincts in Lackawanna County, and ideally there'll be an elected judge and inspectors at each precinct and appointed clerk," Director Hopkins said. "Sometimes there isn't someone elected in a specific precinct or one of the elected officials in that precinct can't serve for an election. So we do have a number of registered voters in the county who are trained and ready to go and are willing to travel outside of their district to work. And it's the board's obligation to approve those workers that are going to work outside of their voting district."

On motion 25-20-11, described on the record as "a motion to assign poll workers to work the November outside of their voting district," the board moved, seconded and approved the measure. The transcript records the motion as moved by Judge Reggio and seconded by Judge Moyell; a roll-call tally was not specified in the public record.

The board also approved motion 25-20-12 to temporarily relocate the polling places for Musick 2 and Musick 4 from Greenwood Hose Company No. 1 at 3729 Boerne Avenue in Musick to the Musick Youth Center at 606 Main Street in Musick. Director Hopkins said the move is temporary "until the construction is completed" at the Greenwood Hose Company. The motion was moved and seconded on the record and was adopted; the transcript identifies the mover as Judge Moyel and the seconder as Judge Reggio for that motion, and does not record a numeric vote tally.

The board approved minutes from its Aug. 29 and Sept. 3, 2025 meetings and received no public comment on either agenda item. The meeting concluded without further business and the board adjourned.

Votes at a glance: - 25-20-11 — Assign poll workers to serve outside their voting districts for the November election; mover: Judge Reggio; seconder: Judge Moyell; outcome: approved; vote tally: not specified in the transcript. - 25-20-12 — Temporarily relocate Musick precincts 2 and 4 from Greenwood Hose Company No. 1 (3729 Boerne Ave., Musick) to Musick Youth Center (606 Main St., Musick) while construction continues; mover: Judge Moyel; seconder: Judge Reggio; outcome: approved; vote tally: not specified in the transcript.