PERRYVILLE – Voters in western Perry County will have a new polling location beginning with the November 8 General Election.
The Perry County Clerk and Election Authority has combined the precincts located in the St Marys township which include residents who previously cast their ballots in Silver Lake or Yount.
The new voting location, known as the Lake Perry Office, is the brown building located outside the entrance of the gated community. The address is 14901 Highway T.
Voters affected by the change should have received a post card from the clerk’s office, along with a new voter registration card with the Lake Perry Office name and address listed as their updated polling location.
Perry County Clerk Jared Kutz said there are a several reasons for the consolidation
It creates additional efficiencies in the delivery of elections that are critical to best serve the voters,”
He said the Lake Perry location is the most centrally located for the largest portion of voters in the St Marys township.
Voters who previously cast their ballots in Silver Lake at St Rose of Lima Church Hall, or in Yount, at Whitewater Christian Church will now utilize the Lake Perry Office as their polling location.
The change will be permanent.