Newtonians unhappy about schools being used for polling stations can now have their say.
Members of the public are being invited to pitch their views on venues in the County – such as Vane Road School (pictured above) which is a bone of contention locally.
The consultation, by Durham County Council, started this week and asks for views on any aspect of polling districts and/or polling places currently used.
As well as commenting on existing polling stations people are also invited to suggest new ones
The review will also look at the current polling districts.
Anyone who qualifies to vote in County Durham can take part and comments are also invited from groups or organisations with an interest in the accessibility of buildings for people with disabilities.
Information regarding the current polling districts and places can be found on the council’s website http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=8329 or from Electoral Services at the address below.
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JOHNTY
July 4, 2014 at 9:26 amIT INFURIATES ME WHEN SCHOOLS ARE USED AS VOTING STATIONS WHEN THERE ASRE PLENRTY OF OTHER PLACDE IE CHURCH HALL YOUTH CLUBS ETC.WHY STARVE4 OUR YOUNG CHILDREN OF VITAL EDUCATION AT A TIME IN THEIR LIVES THAT COUNT NMOT ONLY THAT BUT MAM ,DAD OR BOTH HAVER AS JOB AND EITHER HAVER TO FIND AND PAY A BABY SITTER FOR A DAY OF VOTING OR LOOSE A DAYS WORK AND IF THEIR ATTENDANCE IS POOR THEN IT COULD MEAN LOOSING THGEIR JOB WHY WHY WHY????