Polling place changes for the 2024 General Election
September 30, 2024
Staff report
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton has released polling place changes since the 2022 General Election:
| PRECINCT | MOVED FROM: | MOVED TO: |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Parkview Baptist Church 3403 NW 13th St., Gainesville | Partnership Branch Library 912 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville |
| 22 | Northwest Baptist Church 5514 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville | Santa Fe College NW Campus, Room S-029, 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville |
| 23 | Florida Museum of Natural History 3215 Hull Rd., Gainesville | Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd., Gainesville |
| 24 | Gainesville Baptist Church 3570 NW 16th Blvd., Gainesville | Millhopper Branch Library 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville |
| 32 | University City Church of Christ 4626 NW 8th Ave., Gainesville | Westside Recreation Center 1001 NW 34th St., Gainesville |
| 41 | Oak Dale Baptist Church 17015 W. Newberry Rd., Newberry | St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church 16921 Newberry Rd., Newberry |
| 49 | First Baptist Church 14105 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville | Abundant Grace Community Church 12505 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville |
| 51 | Gainesville Church of God 7003 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville | Faith Presbyterian Church 5916 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville |
| 52 | Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center 23100 W. Newberry Rd., Newberry | Destiny Community Church 20820 W. Newberry Rd., Newberry |
| 55 | Gateway Christian Church 5135 NW 21st St., Gainesville | North Central Florida YMCA 5201 NW 34th Blvd., Gainesville |
| 60 | First United Methodist Church 17405 NW US Highway 441 High Springs | Douglass Center at Catherine Taylor Park, 18100 Douglass St., High Springs |
| 62 | North Central Baptist Church 8001 NW 23rd Ave., Gainesville | Santa Fe College NW Campus, Room S-029, 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville |
| 63 | CSI Academy of Florida 12787 NW US Highway 441, Alachua | Turkey Creek Clubhouse 11400 Turkey Creek Blvd., Alachua |
| Combined precincts | Location |
|---|---|
| Precincts 45/51 | Faith Presbyterian Church 5916 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville |
| Precincts 21/55 | North Central Florida YMCA 5201 NW 34th Blvd., Gainesville |
| Precincts 22/62 | Santa Fe College NW Campus, Room S-029, 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville |
| Precincts 24/61 | Millhopper Branch Library 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville |
| Precincts 26/32 | Westside Recreation Center 1001 NW 34th St., Gainesville |
This is a direct result of the SOE lawsuit vs. Gateway Christian Center. 13 precinct location changes; 10 were churches.
You mean when Democrat Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton tripped in the church doing official election business (her job) and sued the church for her own negligence, instead using workman’s comp, like us ordinary people?
Have to wonder if high-heels are approved footwear for government field operations.
Lets see…
Fl Museum of Natural History–closed for major renovations…
Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center–moved to a CHURCH! (is there possibly a scheduling conflict with a major event? when is the county fair?)
CSI Academy of Florida–don’t know about this one, are they still in business even?
Of the 10 churches that pulled out 3 were replaced by, you guessed it, CHRUCHES!
Is the the lawyered up, looking for a place to sue joke of a supervisor of woke elections allowed on your property? Be careful
So all these churches withdrew hosting polling stations because of a lawsuit (was it a friendly suit or adversarial?)
OR…
they’ve got issues with items on the ballot and feel their hosting is somehow an endorsement of those items?
Hint: if it’s a lawsuit thing then why aren’t ALL churches running away rather than some of the more conservative denominations?
Adversarial and mostly Baptist churches.
These last minute changes are only going to cause problems for many voters in all districts. I have experienced voter confusion when I worked as a assistant clerk in precinct 60. As a candidate, I work very hard to get out the vote. Now I have to spend extra effort to make sure my supporters know where to go. It is actions like these that cause voters to loose faith in the process. And I haven’t even factored in the lawsuit.
Our church, North Gainesville Baptist Church also stopped being a polling place because our current election superintendent sued a church and then lied about the reason for going to the church when she fell. Furthermore, she would not sign an agreement that if an accident did happen on our property, we would not be sued.
Oh now it makes sense. She moved our precinct to Santa Fe college. Try and get a parking place there If i hadn’t had a handicapped sticker [which i still had to park a good ways a way} also no signs to find room where it was .. Very bad decision . It will keep people away. I sent her an e-mail stating that.