County Clerk Jessica Bailey has repeatedly asked for more employees for the Elections & Registration Office but has been turned down by the County Council each time, she added.
The election board approved using electronic pollbooks for the travel board that goes to places like nursing homes so residents can vote without having to leave home.
“The voting process is not changing. It’s just allowing more access to the polling locations,” Elections & Registration Office Director Sundae Schoon said.
The state minimum for the county’s population is 13 vote centers, or polling places, but election officials plan to use 44 to be more convenient for the county’s voters, Porter