The Courier Press has an article about the objection to changes in Vanderburgh County voting districts and polling places filed by Rep. Dennis Avery. Apparently the changes tended to leave fewer polling places in the city and more in the suburbs. The changes were made by the 3 Republican Vanderburgh County Commissioners. The objection was filed by Avery on behalf of local Democrats.
Avery said he wants both sides to negotiate an alternative that won’t draw an objection by Democrats. On long lines, he responded: “If that’s the case, the long lines were in the suburbs. I guess they’re saying they want to move machines out of the central city in order to shorten the lines out where their constituencies are … that creates longer lines in the city, where traditionally Democratic voters vote. I hope that’s not their intent, to create longer lines in the city.”
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