Athens officials considering changes to voting sites, seeks public input

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The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections is holding two public hearings in regards to the proposed changes to voting locations at six sites in the county.

The changes will not alter the voting districts for residents, according to a news release from Athens-Clarke County.

The 90-minute hearings are set for 6 p.m. June 20 at the Athens Ben Epps Airport community room on Ben Epps Drive and at 6 p.m. June 27 at the ACC Extension Office community room at 275 Cleveland Road.

The board is expected to vote on the changes at its July 11 meeting.

Any voters affected by a polling location or precinct line will receive a new precinct card at least 90 days before the Presidential Primary on March 12, 2024.

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The changes were spurred by a need to relocate the polling sites at Georgia Square Mall and the Transit Multimodal Transportation Center due to issues that include redevelopment and parking issues, according to the news release.

The Board of Elections conducted four work sessions in making the recommended site changes.

Proposed polling location changes include:

  • Precinct 1A - Moving from the Winterville Train Depot (125 North Church Street) to the Winterville Community Center (371 North Church Street);

  • Precinct 4A - Moving from the ACCGov Multimodal Transportation Center (775 East Broad Street) to the Athens-Ben Epps Airport Community Room (1010 Ben Epps Drive);

  • Precinct 5D - Moving from the ACCGov Fleet Management Office (225 Newton Bridge Road) to the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia - Athens Office (185 Newton Bridge Road);

  • Precinct 6B - Moving from Georgia Square Mall (3700 Atlanta Highway) to the ACC Extension Office (275 Cleveland Road);

  • Precinct 6D - Moving from Fire Station #4 (900 Oglethorpe Avenue) to Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School (1150 Oglethorpe Avenue) to merge the precinct with the existing Precinct 5B located at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School;

  • Precinct 7C - Moving from Fire Station #3 (1198 South Milledge Avenue) to Milledge Avenue Baptist Church (1690 South Milledge Avenue); and,

  • New Precinct to Be Named/Numbered – Miriam Moore Community Center (410 McKinley Drive) or Heard Park (400 McKinley Drive).

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Public meetings set for proposed changes to voting sites in Athens