Fire changes poll site but not schedule

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After waking up to a call that Casey’s General Store was on fire last Tuesday, Clarksville Election Board Chairman Lola Clark contacted Kristen Clark about using the public library for the election site.

Originally, the election site was to be at AMVETS Hall, but due to the early morning fire, Lola and Dave Clark met up with the Butler County Election staff just before 6 a.m. to quickly pack up the equipment that had been placed the night prior and move it to the basement of the library.

The rest of Clarksville poll workers arrived at 6:30 a.m. to put their stations together, with the B.C. staff leaving shortly at quarter till 7 a.m., with all equipment up and running.

The election team then was sworn in at 6:55 a.m., before Lola rang the bell to open the polls right on schedule. Early voters were already present to vote.

The election board thanks library director Kristen Clark for making the meeting room available to them.

All voters were offered the use of the elevator to the lower level. 

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