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Harnett County elections board approves amended early-voting plan, drops Sunday hours
Summary
The Harnett County Board of Elections voted to amend and approve a plan for early-voting locations that removes Boone Trail Community Center, adds Anderson Creek Fire Station and eliminates Sunday voting hours.
The Harnett County Board of Elections voted to amend and approve a plan for early-voting locations that removes Boone Trail Community Center, adds Anderson Creek Fire Station as an early-voting site and eliminates Sunday voting hours.
The change came after a lengthy public-comment period during which residents raised concerns about costs, volunteer capacity and the optics of using a privately owned warehouse proposed by a local business owner. "He offered his building in order to help the people in Northwest Harnett out," a public commenter said of the Kipling/RTL property; other speakers said using a private site tied to a past party official risked creating the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Why it matters: board members and community speakers argued…
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