The denial of the Voter ID law a few weeks ago has created more changes that need to be put in to place before the beginning of early voting.

Like many other counties, Orange County is having to reevaluate their plans for early voting procedures. The Orange County Board of Elections is scheduled to meet at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon to vote on the changes to be made.

Advocates voiced concern at a recent meeting of the Guilford County Board of Elections after it was feared the board would remove some previously selected sites when creating a new 17-day early-voting plan. The board ultimately voted to maintain the sites in question.

Orange County Elections Director Tracy Reams said planning for this election has been “a moving target, up until now.”

“What we are doing now is going in with our precinct supplies and we are taking out anything that relates to having to require a photo ID. We are going to be working on printing new manuals and making sure that we train our precinct officials since they will no longer have to ask for a photo ID,” Reams said.

Reams said the board is ready to put things into place to make sure all of the precinct officials and voters are educated about the new regulations to make sure everything is consistent among every voting location.

“We’re hoping that due to the elimination of that one step, that we’ll be able to process our voters more efficiently,” Reams said.

This meeting to discuss the changes of the early voting procedures will be open to the public. The board welcomes any comments or concerns from residents before they vote on the changes. It’s expected that voting advocates will be asking for Sunday voting locations once again, but that request has been voted down in the past.

The meeting will be held at the Board of Elections office at 3:30 p.m.

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