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Lackawanna County election board appoints chair, approves poll-worker assignments and relocates four polling places
Summary
At a meeting of the Lackawanna County Board of Elections, members appointed Judge Nelan as chair, approved assigning poll workers to serve outside their voting districts and approved permanent or temporary relocations for four precinct polling places; all motions passed and voters will be notified of permanent relocations.
The Lackawanna County Board of Elections on an advertised meeting approved several administrative measures: appointing Judge Nelan as chair, allowing poll workers to serve outside their voting districts for the upcoming primary, permanently relocating two polling places and temporarily relocating two others.
The actions affect staffing and polling locations ahead of the next election cycle and include voter-notification requirements for permanent changes.
Board members first moved to approve the minutes from the Nov. 26, 2024 meeting and then voted to appoint Judge Nelan as chair of the Board of Elections. One member announced an abstention during the chair appointment discussion before the motion passed. The board next approved a motion to permit poll workers to serve outside their voting district when precinct-registered workers are unavailable; Director Elizabeth Hopkins explained the need arises when a precinct lacks a registered judge, inspector or clerk and the…
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