Cherokee County elections board approves moving three polling places; discusses early-vote plans

The Cherokee County Elections Board voted unanimously to move three Election Day polling locations into county facilities and spent the remainder of the meeting discussing early voting locations and turnout-management plans.

The board approved relocating the Tunai precinct from Johnston Elementary School to the South Cherokee Annex building, the Macedonia precinct from Macedonia Elementary School to the Buzz, and the Suttelli precinct from Suttelli Baptist Church to the Suttelli Fire Department community room. Anne (elections director) said the county had approved those moves and asked the board to vote.

The change was driven by efforts to reduce the number of school-based polling places and to place election equipment in locations the office considers more secure, Anne said. "We are trying to get out of schools when we can. . . . the equipment, the security of the equipment is better in county buildings," she told the board.

Board members…