Cleveland County Election Board is moving this week into a newly remodeled facility designed to improve election efficiency and accessibility for voters and staff members.
Staff members will move to 641 E. Robinson St, just north of the former building, according to a Monday press release.
“Cleveland County prides itself in having one of the most efficient election processes in the state,” Bryant Rains, Cleveland County Election Board secretary, said in the release. “Our new office will further improve our ability to serve the public during every step of the election process.”
The new facility features upgrades tailored to streamline election operations, the release reads, including a drive-through back entrance allowing election workers to securely deliver ballot boxes on election night.
The release states the new office is ADA-compliant, an improvement over the board’s former building, which did not meet modern accessibility standards.
The building’s renovation was funded with a $1 million allocation of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, a bill that provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19.
Cleveland County Election Board staff will begin operations at the new location by the end of the week, and the older facility will be demolished in the coming months.
This story was edited by Anusha Fathepure. Hannah Lambert and Sophie Hemker copy edited this story.
