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Commission approves polling-place designations after residents urge return of neighborhood polling sites
Summary
After a staff update, the commission approved Resolution 23-88 to designate polling places; many residents urged decentralizing precincts from the Metra to local schools, churches and community centers to improve access and voter confidence.
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 23-88 designating polling places after a staff update and extended public comment in which several residents urged restoring more neighborhood polling sites rather than consolidating many precincts at the Metra.
Kevin Gellan of the county Elections Department updated the board on site visits carried out since the prior meeting. Gellan said staff looked at multiple potential West End locations — including Emmanuel Baptist Church, the zoo, a new medical college on Shiloh Road, Faith Chapel, Freedom Church, and MSUB — but found constraints such as limited meeting space, parking or ongoing transitions…
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