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Poll-place consolidation draws heavy public turnout; commissioners table resolution for more study
Summary
After hours of public testimony from rural and neighborhood voters, the Yellowstone County Commissioners voted to table a resolution that would consolidate polling places from 14 to 9, citing concerns about access, school safety and the need for more outreach and alternate site reviews.
The Yellowstone County Board on Aug. 8 opened a public hearing on a pair of resolutions to designate and consolidate polling places after precinct changes tied to redistricting. Elections staff proposed shifting several small precincts into larger sites — reducing the county’s polling places from 14 to 9 — to cut duplication and tighten ballot security.
Kevin Gellan, speaking for the elections office, told commissioners that consolidation would “help us control all of those costs” and argued it would improve ballot security and operational…
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