Perry Township polling location changes following church closure
CANTON – More than 3,000 Perry Township voters will be getting a new polling location.
The Stark County Board of Elections voted during a meeting Tuesday to permanently move precincts 11, 16 and 20 to Grace Fellowship at 6282 Nave St. NW.
Regine Johnson, deputy director of the county elections board, said the move will be in effect for Ohio's special election in August.
Officials said the previous polling location, Perry Baptist Church, has closed and can no longer serve as a voting site. Grace Fellowship is located two-and-a-half miles or less from voters in these precincts.
The move will affect a total of 3,045 voters.
Meanwhile, Canton city precincts 7D, 7E and 7G may also be assigned a new polling location ahead of the August election. The current polling location for these voters is St. George Romanian Orthodox Church. A final decision has not been made.
The Board of Elections will meet next at 8:30 a.m. July 10 at the board's office at 3525 Regent Ave NE.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577, pmbennett@gannett.com or on Twitter @paigembenn.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County Board of Elections changes Perry Township polling spot
