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Ordinance amending the designation of the voting sites assigned to four of the 415 precincts in Lake County Townships.
Staff Summary
• After reviewing voting sites for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated General Election, voting site changes are proposed to provide better voting site locations to those precincts affected by a site that has requested to discontinue serving as a polling place due to parking and voting room limitations.
• Each of the four precincts will be reassigned to an appropriate voting site which has sufficient parking and voting space as well as full accessibility for all voters.
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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Lake County has 415 voting precincts in 18 townships; and
WHEREAS, for Moraine Township precincts 205 and 206, and West Deerfield Township precincts 387 and 389, Northwood Junior High School has requested to discontinue offering its location as a polling place; and
WHEREAS, each said precinct is being relocated to a voting site which has sufficient parking and voting space as well as full accessibility for all voters; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, the attached “Exhibit A” sets forth the voting sites assigned to each of the affected precincts, which are identified by name and location.
DATED at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 17th day of January, A.D., 2017.