Richmond County Board of Elections discussing advance voting policies at their monthly meeting
In 2023, the Board of Elections members changed their advance voting policy. Before the 2024 elections, they had two weeks of advance voting at the main office, and on the third week, the satellite sites would be open. However, for the 2024 election, it was changed to all four locations that were open for all three weeks.
'As we prepare for 2025, we have this special primary that we had not planned for, and so the board wanted to analyze some of the policy to see where they wanted to make any changes to it. Or basically keep it as it is, and so they voted to keep the current policy,' said Travis Doss, Executive Director of Richmond County Board of Elections.
All locations will be open Monday through Friday and two Saturdays. There will be one Sunday at the Augusta Municipal Building.
'The main thing is that we just want to be consistent. The board wants to make sure that we give voters every opportunity to come out and vote. Whether it's by absentee, or advanced, or election day,' said Doss.
The board is watching what happens with the SAVE Act and Georgia Senate Bill 214, known as the Paper Ballot Bill, which could cause future changes in voting. Everything remains the same except for two new voting precincts for Election Day.
'These are election day changes. So, for the June primary. The people who used to vote at Asbury will now be voting at the Charles Evans Community Center. And for the people who would vote at the Augusta Deliverance, they will now be voting at Mann-Mize,' said Doss.
They will continue sending out information on the voting precinct changes so those affected know.
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