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Supervisor of Elections warns of polling-location and storage shortfalls as county grows
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Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Denise Lavancher told commissioners the office lacks adequate polling locations and has a state-identified unconditioned warehouse for election equipment, and she outlined preparations for training and early voting as population rises.
Denise Lavancher, Hernando County's supervisor of elections, told the Board of County Commissioners on June 18 that rapid population growth has strained the elections office's ability to find polling and early-voting locations in fast-growing areas of the county.
Lavancher said some new neighborhoods along U.S. 19 and in areas such as Ridge Manor and Royal Highlands have "literally" outgrown available polling sites. She said the office sometimes relies on churches or other community facilities…
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