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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Wed May 31, 2017, 07:51 PM May 2017

Something smells! I went to my regular library location for early voting for

District 6, Osoff in Georgia. There were no poles open signs. I was perplexed, so I decided to check the internet for locations. My regular location has been moved. It would have been nice to have some notification. I see no reason to have moved the site.

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Something smells! I went to my regular library location for early voting for (Original Post) mfcorey1 May 2017 OP
Mine was moved from Dunwoody library greymattermom May 2017 #1
Dunwoody library is my site too. mfcorey1 May 2017 #2
Typical dirty trick. wildeyed May 2017 #3
In FL, early voting can be at any early voting site Motley13 May 2017 #4
I think that's how it is everywhere Tiggeroshii May 2017 #11
Can you inform local media? moondust May 2017 #5
and how often does this happen all over the Country??? a kennedy May 2017 #6
In my area, they usually post locations shortly before election in newspaper & online... Honeycombe8 May 2017 #7
Sometimes places no longer want to be polling places DeminPennswoods May 2017 #8
A couple weeks ago, there was a tiny mention of major poll changes in District 6 ecstatic May 2017 #9
Did you inform the Ossoff campaign? If not, you must. RandomAccess May 2017 #10

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
1. Mine was moved from Dunwoody library
Wed May 31, 2017, 08:02 PM
May 2017

to Dunwoody United Methodist Church. The voting machines faced front. No privacy.

Motley13

(3,867 posts)
4. In FL, early voting can be at any early voting site
Wed May 31, 2017, 08:08 PM
May 2017

on election day we must go to our designated polling place. If there are changes to to designated place, we are notified by mail.

 

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
11. I think that's how it is everywhere
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:30 PM
May 2017

But if there should have been some indication that was the case, either way.

moondust

(19,981 posts)
5. Can you inform local media?
Wed May 31, 2017, 08:10 PM
May 2017

There may be many like you who show up to the wrong place on election day but then just give up because they don't know where to go.

a kennedy

(29,661 posts)
6. and how often does this happen all over the Country???
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:11 PM
May 2017

Millions of voters have their polling place moved and NO NOTIFICATION AT ALL.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
7. In my area, they usually post locations shortly before election in newspaper & online...
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:17 PM
May 2017

for people to check.

But it is odd that it would be moved for THIS election. Is your local govt Republican?

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
8. Sometimes places no longer want to be polling places
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:20 PM
May 2017

When I served as a judge of elections, our precinct had that happen when a private school that had served us for many years decided it no longer wanted the hassle of being a polling place.

ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
9. A couple weeks ago, there was a tiny mention of major poll changes in District 6
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:26 PM
May 2017

on the local news (can't remember the channel). They spent like 2 seconds on it. They said voters would receive new precinct cards in the mail. I'm in District 4, but based on your post, it looks like the SOS never got around to mailing the new cards out.

When I saw the brief blurb on the news, I was going to make a post about it, but I didn't want to sound too negative/ pessimistic. Now, it's clear that my initial reaction was correct--they really are cheating/playing games. It's disgusting.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
10. Did you inform the Ossoff campaign? If not, you must.
Wed May 31, 2017, 10:26 PM
May 2017

Urgently. Make sure to talk to someone other than the receptionist or volunteer who answers the phone.

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