1:40 p.m.: Possible polling problem reported in Nether Providence. A longtime voter indicates the polling place in the 2nd Ward, 1st and 2nd Precincts, has changed, sort of, without any notification to voters.
He said for years voters have always entered the polling place at the rear of Strath Haven High School. But this year they made a change. He says he was told by a judge of elections that the last-minute change was made this week. Voters now were supposed to enter from the front of the school and vote in the gym.
He complained that maybe as many as 1,000 voters would be "disenfranchised" by the move, in part because it was a long hike from the back to the front, and you couldn't go through the school. Making matters worse, he says, was fact that there were no parking places in the front of the school. He said all the spots were taken by school personnel.
Voters were left scrambling in the rain.
He said for years voters have always entered the polling place at the rear of Strath Haven High School. But this year they made a change. He says he was told by a judge of elections that the last-minute change was made this week. Voters now were supposed to enter from the front of the school and vote in the gym.
He complained that maybe as many as 1,000 voters would be "disenfranchised" by the move, in part because it was a long hike from the back to the front, and you couldn't go through the school. Making matters worse, he says, was fact that there were no parking places in the front of the school. He said all the spots were taken by school personnel.
Voters were left scrambling in the rain.
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