
Flooding forces several Brevard County polling places to move on Election Day
By Marcus Chen
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Flooding in Brevard County forced election officials to temporarily relocate several polling places Tuesday, sending voters at affected precincts to alternate locations for Election Day.The Brevard County Supervisor of Elections said the changes were made because of extreme flooding and urged voters to check their polling location before heading out to vote.Four precincts β 307, 309, 512 and 525 β were relocated to New Shiloh Christian Center in Melbourne. The center was already serving voters from two precincts, making it busier than usual Tuesday morning.Channel 9 saw a steady stream of voters coming in and out of the center, with lines fluctuating throughout the morning. Several voters who did not want to appear on camera said they went there after learning that their original polling locations had closed due to flooding.One couple said the change had little impact on them because New Shiloh Christian Center was only about 2 or 3 miles from their original polling place.Other voters