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Resident raises concern about removed polling place; elections supervisor open to discussions with church
Summary
During public comment at the April 9 meeting, Roy Caldwell said removing Jim Darcy School as a polling site affects four districts and could discourage in-person voters; Elections Supervisor Connor Fitzpatrick said he would be open to discussing Big Sky Fellowship Church as a polling location but listed prior locations considered and reasons they failed.
During the public-comment portion of the April 9 Lewis and Clark County commissioners meeting, resident Roy Caldwell said the county’s decision not to use Jim Darcy School as a polling place affects four districts and increases travel distance for in-person voting, which he said could discourage turnout. Caldwell said Big Sky Fellowship Church offered to serve as an alternative polling place.
Elections Supervisor Connor Fitzpatrick responded that he would be open to a conversation with Big Sky Fellowship Church about hosting a polling place. Fitzpatrick also listed other locations county staff had considered and the reasons those attempts did not succeed; he did not, during the meeting, announce a change in polling locations and no board action was recorded on the matter.
The exchange occurred during the public-comment period and no formal motion or directive to change polling locations was made at the meeting. Fitzpatrick did not specify a timeline for follow-up; residents or organizations interested in offering a polling location would need to engage with Elections staff for further consideration.
