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Resident questions number of November polling locations, cites historical turnout patterns
Summary
A resident urged the court to explain why so many polling locations are scheduled for the November election and cited past turnout and polling-location counts; county officials did not respond during the public comment period.
During the meeting’s public comment period, resident Lee Moore urged the county to justify the number of polling locations scheduled for the upcoming November election, saying she expected significant under-utilization based on historical turnout patterns.
Moore identified herself as a regular election judge volunteer and said she reviews past traffic patterns to plan staffing. She told the court there are 91 polling locations scheduled for election day and compared that to prior elections, saying past constitutional amendment elections had low turnout and citing previous election counts for comparison. Moore said the current allocation could lead to underused polling places and staff, and she asked the court for an explanation of the decision to schedule the number of locations.
No county official provided a substantive response on the record during the public comment period; the judge closed public comments after Moore’s remarks and the meeting adjourned.
