Voting Rights Code presents polling‑place optimization tool to Richmond County elections board
A remote presenter from Voting Rights Code demonstrated a distance‑based polling access tool that models how changes to early‑voting and election‑day sites affect average travel and underserved pockets; the board asked staff to follow up on cost and scope for a possible 2027 project.
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A representative of Voting Rights Code demonstrated a polling‑place optimization tool to the Richmond County Board of Elections, outlining how an algorithm that minimizes long travel "tails" can quantify changes in access when officials add, remove or relocate polling sites.
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