At Tuesday morning’s fiscal court meeting, Caldwell County Clerk Jennifer Watson-Hale announced the plan for the upcoming primary election along with a location change of the voting center.
Watson-Hale said the Caldwell County Board of Elections has sent in their election plan to the state, with excused early absentee voting taking place Wednesday, May 3rd through Wednesday, May 10 at the County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse.
click to download audioMay 11th through May 13th will be early unexcused voting at the Southside Life Center, with the voting for the primary election on May 16th, also at the Life Center.
click to download audioWatson-Hale said the reason for the location change is due to complaints from the previous election about parking around the courthouse.
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According to Watson-Hale, Fredonia, Bucksnort and the Donaldson precincts will be open on Election Day. However, she says residents who normally vote at these three precincts are eligible for early voting at the Life Center.
In addition, she said they cannot close the courthouse for election days and early voting, and there is more space at the Southside Life Center.
click to download audioWatson-Hale also pointed out the Life Center has plenty of parking, its handicap accessibility is excellent, and the modification was to make it easier for voters to cast their ballots.
