Newcastle polling at Baptist church

Young County Commissioners moved Newcastle’s polling location from City Hall to the First Baptist Church of Newcastle at 501 Graham St. ahead of the Sept. 8 general election. Election Administrator Kaitlyn Mosley said she requested the change at the behest of Newcastle city officials. “They came to me and said, ‘This isn’t working out,’” she said. The City Hall location can accommodate only one voting machine and scanner, and created too much traffic on a weekday for people to transact business with the local government, she said. The Baptist Church location was suggested by local citizens, she said. “I haven’t been there but I hear there is a lot more room,” she said. The commissioners also approved lists of Democratic and Republican election judges and workers that Ms. Mosley submitted to them at their Aug. 29 meeting.