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Two polling locations in East San Jose were canceled due to precinct damage and relocation. The county voter registration office has reassigned to nearby schools to take charge and reminded voters to confirm the latest voting arrangements as soon as possible.
There’s only one week left until Election Day,San Jose The two locations originally scheduled werevote The location has been temporarily canceled, and the county voter registrar has notified affected voters and arranged for a nearby Latino College Prep Academy to serve as an alternate polling location.
According to NBC Bay Area, Joseph George Middle School was originally scheduled to open as a polling place on Election Day next Tuesday. This school is affiliated to Alum Rockschool District It was closed last year due to declining student numbers. However, over the past few weeks, the campus has been vandalized, causing serious damage to classrooms, with cables and wires removed, and windows broken. As a result, the school district notified the county’s registrar of voters that the school was no longer available as a polling place.
Additionally, nearby White Road Baptist Church also recently suddenly canceled its polling site arrangements. Following the two location changes, the county Voter Registrar’s Office sent letters to notify affected voters and announced alternative locations to minimize the impact on voting systems.
Voter Registration Office spokesman Michael Borja said officials were preparing other polling stations to ensure voters could still exercise their right to vote. He said the registrar’s office is prepared for changes, but the most important thing is to keep voters up to date with the latest information on polling locations.
In addition to going to polling stations, voters can also vote using approximately 100 secure ballot drop boxes throughout the county, some of which are located in libraries. The Registrar of Voters said staff were still counting the ballots received.
Additionally, 100 early voting centers across the county will be open this weekend, including Halloween. Voters who originally planned to vote at Joseph George Middle School or White Road Baptist Church should confirm the latest arrangements to avoid going to canceled polling locations.
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Scheduled polling locations included Joseph George Middle School and White Road Baptist Church, both of which were temporarily canceled a week before Election Day. The county voter registrar has notified affected voters to stop voting at inactive locations.
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The school, which closed last year due to declining student numbers, was recently vandalized by vandals, with classrooms damaged, cables and wires removed and windows broken, prompting the district to inform the county registrar of voters that it could no longer be used as a polling station.
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Voters can go to the Latino College Prep Academy, an alternative voting location arranged by the county, or use the approximately 100 secure ballot drop boxes throughout the county, or take advantage of 100 early voting centers open this weekend to complete their voting.
