At its Dec. 9 meeting Canton Township’s Board of Trustees accepted the Election Commission’s unanimous approval of revised precinct boundaries and polling locations, approved related lease agreements, and authorized the clerk to execute a lease with Life Church (7001 North Haggerty Road) for use as a polling location. The changes — approved May 27, 2025 and acted on by the board to meet the January 6 map‑submission deadline — reduce the number of precincts from 33 to 20.

Clerk Seegrest said the changes reflect lower in‑person election‑day turnout and allow the clerk’s office to deploy staff more efficiently and expand early‑voting operations required under state law. The clerk’s office presented analysis intended to protect equity‑of‑access considerations: for CDBG areas and residents without reliable transportation, the new plan was designed so travel distances would not increase and in some cases would shorten.

Trustees who served on the Elections and mapping efforts praised the months of work and iterative revisions. The board approved the motion; leases to be executed will specify a $1,000 per‑election rate for Life Church as presented.