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Kaleva

(36,147 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 07:59 PM Nov 2018

Who sets up and tests the polling places where you live and vote?

In Michigan, it's the responsibility of the local clerk's office to do that.

"Each year there are at least two-elections.



Some of the election support activities the Clerk's Office performs on a routine basis includes:

Set up and take down of voting machines at the polls
Maintaining a list of election chairpersons and inspectors and insuring they are competently trained
Processing absentee voter applications and ballots
Reporting voting results to the County Clerk of each polling place, including the absentee vote which is counted by a separate counting board"

https://www.cityofironmountain.com/index.aspx?NID=124#

"Detroit city clerk shows off new voting machines, precinct readiness ahead of primary election"

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/elections/detroit-city-clerk-shows-off-new-voting-machines-precinct-readiness-ahead-of-primary-election

I don't know if it's done the same way in Georgia and who would be responsible for that one polling place not having power cords for the voting machines.

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Who sets up and tests the polling places where you live and vote? (Original Post) Kaleva Nov 2018 OP
In Illinois, country clerks beachbum bob Nov 2018 #1
In Georgia it is primarily counties. Secretary of State tabulates votes Hoyt Nov 2018 #2
County, although it's not as important as it used to be Nevernose Nov 2018 #3
Now that's a modern age way of holding an election! Kaleva Nov 2018 #4
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. In Georgia it is primarily counties. Secretary of State tabulates votes
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 08:19 PM
Nov 2018

certifies elections, maintains voter lists, etc.

The power cord issue was likely an oversight by volunteers who work elections, especially considering that District has a county government dominated by Democrats. I think the power cord issue happened in NYC today, as well. Crud happens, but was quickly rectified.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
3. County, although it's not as important as it used to be
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 08:27 PM
Nov 2018

The County Clerk still sets things up and runs things atctge local level, but with the advent of the Information Age, those details aren’t quite as important as they were. Nevada doesn’t have specific polling locations anymore. As long as you’re in your home county, you can vote at any polling location. We close all the schools on Election Day, so virtually every public school in the state is a polling location. Convenient to home or work or leisure: you can vote anywhere. Over 40% of us voted early at malls or the library or the supermarket.

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