{"id":6525,"date":"2013-11-05T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2013-11-05T10:01:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:01:32","slug":"wheres-your-polling-place-in-lowndes-county-2013-11-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/wheres-your-polling-place-in-lowndes-county-2013-11-05.html","title":{"rendered":"Where’s your polling place in Lowndes County? 2013-11-05"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n<\/a>\r\n“When did they change our polling place?” said the neighbor on the phone.\r\nThe same time they do every time: before the next election.\r\nWhy do they do this?\r\nSupposedly to reduce costs, now that so many people vote early,\r\nand all early voting is at the Board of Elections,\r\nthey keep reducing the number of precincts, this time down from\r\n12 last year to 9 this year.\r\nAnother effect is to confuse everybody, and that has the\r\nresult that some people just won’t vote.\r\nQuick version: go to\r\n\r\nMy Voter Page<\/a>\r\nby the Georgia Secretary of State.\r\n

\r\nAccording to the Lowndes County Board of Elections,\r\n\r\nLowndes County Polling Places<\/a>:\r\n

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\r\n\r\nLowndes County Polling Place List<\/a>\r\n

\r\n\r\nPct 1\r\nHahira Historical Society,\r\n116 E. Lawson St., Hahira\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n2\r\nOld Pine Grove Elementary School\r\nGym, 4023 Pine Grove Rd, Valdosta\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n3\r\nNorthside Baptist Church Gym,\r\n200 E Park Ave, Valdosta\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n4\r\nNaylor City Hall, 8753 Ge\r\norgia Highway 135, Naylor\r\n
\r\n\r\nPct\r\n5\r\nRainwater Conference Center\r\n, One Meeting Pl., Valdosta\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n6\r\nMildred Hunter Community Cent\r\ner, 509 S. Fry St., Valdosta\r\n
\r\n\r\nPct\r\n7\r\nNew Clyattville Fire Station,\r\n5080 Madison Hwy, Clyattville\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n8\r\nDasher City Hall, 3686\r\nUS Hwy 41 S, Dasher\r\n
\r\nPct\r\n9\r\nSouth Lowndes Rec. Ctr, 6440\r\nOcean Pond Ave, Lake Park \r\n

\r\n*Municipal precincts, used for Municipal Elections only.\r\n

\r\n*HC-Hahira Courthouse\r\n
\r\n*REM-Remerton City Hall\r\n
\r\n*DASH-Dasher City Hall\r\n
\r\n*LP-Lake Park Civic Center\r\n
\r\n*Valdosta precincts are the same as County Precincts.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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