Polling places have changed for this year’s election

Published 7:00 am Saturday, July 25, 2015

Some registered voters within Pearl River County will need to report to a different polling location to vote in the upcoming election. PRC Election Commission Chairman Reggie Hanberry said the county’s district lines were readjusted to balance the varying population sizes within each district as shown by the latest U.S. census report.

“Every district was affected in some way in order to equalize the voting population in the districts. The supervisors were responsible for changing the district lines to accommodate the population distribution,” Hanberry said.

Registered voters with Internet access are advised to visit www.sos.ms.gov to find their designated polling location. Voters can access their location by clicking on the elections tab then the polling place locator link where users are asked to provide their home address in order to access the designated polling place, County Administrator Adrain Lumpkin said.

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“Change always confuses and excites people and we try to ensure they don’t have to drive anymore than six or eight miles farther than they had to drive before,” Hanberry said.

Monday, the Pearl River County Election Commission plans to test their electronic voting machines for the upcoming election at the National Guard Armory building in Poplarville, Hanberry said.

The primary election will take place Aug. 4, while the runoff for the primary election will take place Aug. 25. Election Day is Nov. 3, according to previous Item coverage.

Below is the corrected list of polling locations for Pearl River County residents.

Registered voters within the Whitesand beat one precinct vote at the Whitesand Community Center located at 22 Robert James Rd., Poplarville.

Voters within the Derby beat one precinct vote at the Derby-Whitesand VFD Station 1 located at 672 Derby-Whitesand Rd., Poplarville.

Voters within the Picayune Beat one eastside annex precinct vote at the Picayune Central Fire Station located at 435 S. Loftin Ave.

Voters within the Poplarville beat one and three precinct vote at the storm shelter fairgrounds located at 124 Rodeo St., Poplarville.

Voters within the Picayune beat one southside precinct vote at Manna Ministries located at 120 St. A.

Voters within the Mill Creek beat two precinct vote at the county building located at 12 Herb Lee Fred Spiers Rd., Carriere.

Voters within the Poplarville beat two precinct vote at the county administration building located at 417 Hwy. 11 N., Poplarville.

Voters within the Oak Hill beat two vote at the Oak Hill voting precinct located at 408 Oak Hill Rd., Poplarville.

Voters within the Buck Branch beat two precinct vote at the Crossroads VFD Station 2 located at 6868 Hwy. 43 N., Poplarville.

Voters within the Ford’s Creek beat two precinct vote at the Amackertown VFD Station 2 located at 9655 Hwy. 43 N., Poplarville.

Voters within the Byrdline beat two precinct vote at the North Central VFD Station 2 located at 227 Otis Jones Rd., Lumberton.

Voters within the Picayune beat two precinct vote at the Chimney Square county building located at 917 Goodyear Blvd.

Voters within the Henleyfield beat two precinct vote at the Henleyfield Community Center located at 5371 Hwy. 43 N., Carriere.

Voters within the Whitesand beat two precinct vote at the MSU Experimental Station located at 2604 Hwy. 26 W., Poplarville.

Voters within the Ozona beat three precinct vote at the Ozona First Baptist Church located at 164 Ozona Rd.

Voters within the Carriere beat three and five precinct vote at the community safe room located at 7431 Hwy. 11 Bldg. A, Carriere.

Voters within the Ceasar beat three and Anchor Lake/West Union beat five precinct vote at the Hillcrest Baptist Church located at 438 Anchor Lake Rd., Carriere.

Voters within the Savannah beat three precinct vote at the Poplarville Airport Terminal located at 4313 Hwy. 53, Poplarville.

Voters within the Steep Hollow beat three precinct vote at the Steep Hollow VFD located at 2380 Hwy. 53, Poplarville.

Voters within the progress beat three precinct vote at the Steep Hollow VFD Station 3 located at 1748 Silver Run Rd., Poplarville.

Voters within the Hickory Grove beat three precinct vote at the Northeast VFD Station 2 located at 2700 Hwy. 13, Lumberton.

Voters within the Gumpond beat three precinct vote at the Northeast VFD station 1 located at 462 Hillsdale Gumpond Rd., Lumberton.

Voters within the McNeill beat three precinct vote at the McNeill Fire Station 1 located at 106 Library St., Carriere.

Voters within the Pine Grove beat 4 precinct vote at the Pine Grove VFD located at 34 Pine Grove Rd.

Voters within the Nicholson beat 4 precinct vote at the Nicholson VFD station 1 located at 1981 Hwy. 11 S.

Voters within the Salem beat 4 precinct vote at the Southeast VFD Station 3 located at 654 F. Z. Gozz Rd.

Voters within the Sycamore beat five precinct vote at the Sycamore Baptist Church located at 112 Sycamore Rd., Carriere.

Voters within the Hide-A-Way Lake/North Hill beat five vote at the skate station located at 6 Fred Mallett Rd., Carriere.

Voters within the Picayune beat five precinct vote at the Picayune Fire Station 1 located at 2233 Adcox Rd.