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Resolution to Permanently Relocate Precinct 4-32 from the Mary Street Polling Place to the University of Michigan Coliseum and Precincts 4-33 and 3-24 from the U-M Coliseum and Tappan Middle School to the Ann Arbor Senior Center Beginning with the 2024 Presidential Primary Election
Memorandum
The City Clerk's Office is in need of a new polling location for Precinct 4-32,which has been housed at the Mary Street Polling Place at 926 Mary Street. Earlier this summer, the Mary Street building, a City-owned facility, was damaged by a fallen tree and has been deemed too damaged for repair and slated for demolition. The City's Senior Center has agreed to be an Election Day polling site. However, the Senior Center would be more geographically conducive to host Precinct 4-33, currently co-located at the U-M Coliseum with Precinct 4-31, and Mary Street voters are actually closer to the Coliseum than the Senior Center. Therefore, the Clerk's Office proposes co-locating the former Mary Street Precinct at the Coliseum and moving Precinct 4-33 to the Senior Center.
The Senior Center is large enough to accommodate two precincts and is also conveniently located for voters in Precinct 3-24, currently voting at Tappan Middle School. Additional efficiencies could be achieved by eliminating the Tappan location and allowing the extra equipment to be utilized at the City's new early voting sites. The City Clerk is recommending that the Senior Center be approved to host both the 4-33 and 3-24 precincts at this location.
The Senior Center, located at 1320 Baldwin Avenue, has previously served as a space for counting absentee ballots and is willing to become a permanent Election Day partner. The Senior Center is also a good choice for elections, as the facility is City-owned and easily accessible to staff for Election Day preparations and opening on Election mornings. The location is geographically central to voters in these precincts, has ample parking, and is accessible to vo...
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