POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Some Polk County residents will see modifications to the place they forged their votes this election 12 months.
“We’re knocking on doors in certain locations, asking people who have larger buildings, if they would serve as polling locations,” mentioned Polk Supervisor of Elections (*30*) Edwards.
Edwards mentioned her office is scrambling to exchange 30 polling areas, that are now not accepting voters in upcoming elections, a lot of them church buildings.
“I think it might be a reflection of the fact that politics is getting much more polarized. I think perhaps some of these locations are confusing the government elections office, which of course is nonpartisan and here to serve taxpayers and they’re confusing that with politics in general,” Edwards mentioned.
To replicate Polk’s fast development, for the primary time in a decade, the county is including 5 new precincts. The elections office has been working for months, to replace the map primarily based on statewide redistricting.
“Where you have the green line that’s the new district, and where you have a pinkish line or orange color line that’s the old one. Every inch of the county seems like it has changed,” Edwards mentioned.
The mixture of new precinct maps and closed polling places means some residents will see a change to the place they’ve voted for years.
“Before they go vote on election day, to double-check their polling location. It will be on their voter information card and their county supervisor of elections website,” Edwards mentioned.
The office of elections is updating every voter’s report. Voters will obtain a new voter information card, earlier than the August primaries.
