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Elections staff move to relocate polling places for May 19 primary; arts and health nonprofits ask county for funding
Summary
Elections staff asked the commission to waive rules and approve emergency relocations for several polling places affected by graduations and storm damage ahead of the May 19 primary; Alabama Dance Theatre and the Alabama Kidney Foundation requested $15,000 and $10,000 respectively from the commission.
Elections staff told the commission that several precinct locations originally planned for the May 19 primary are unavailable (graduation conflicts at ASU/Acadome and storm damage at Newtown Community Center) and asked for authority to waive ordinary rules to implement emergency relocations immediately.
Alexandra Stevens (managing director/elections) said staff had confirmed alternative sites (for example, Lockhart Gym as…
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