DeKalb operations committee approves six precinct boundary changes affecting about 3,057 voters

The DeKalb County Operations Committee on a voice vote approved six precinct boundary changes recommended by the Board of Registration and Elections, a change elections staff said will move 3,057 voters to new polling places and change precinct assignments for another 421 voters without creating new polling locations.

The changes, presented by Keisha Smith, director of Voter Registration and Elections, were approved after a brief presentation and questions from commissioners about polling-place names and signage. "As of yesterday, we were at 599,974 registered voters," Smith said, and described the package as centered on "efficiency and operations, integrity and just excellence in elections." She said three of the changes reduce travel distance for voters and three realign precincts…