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Cherokee County elections office seeks additional early-voting sites in Canton; residents ask for camera on ballot drop box
Summary
Elections staff told the board they are seeking additional advanced voting locations in or near Canton for the 2026 cycle because of traffic and parking problems at the current office; public commenters asked the board to install a camera at the ballot drop box and to adopt paper-ballot measures.
Cherokee County elections staff told the board they are actively searching for additional secured early-voting locations in or near Canton to supplement the county elections office, citing significant traffic congestion and parking constraints experienced during the most recent presidential-year election.
Staff described problems at the elections center: limited ingress/egress on Brown Industrial Parkway, heavy tractor-trailer traffic from neighboring businesses, and insufficient accessible parking that required staff to help direct traffic…
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