Time of the hearing is 10 a.m. and the location is the board of commissioners room at the Historic Courthouse in Halifax.

Board of Elections Director Kristin Scott said today the following precincts will the topic of the public hearing:

Littleton 1 and 2

Roanoke Rapids 6 and 8

Weldon 1 and 2

“The precincts have been talked about a long time,” Scott said. “There are way too many precincts. We are looking at different ways to save the county money. We do have some issues with parking.”

Consolidation would represent a savings of between $2,000 to $3,000 per election, which mainly represent the salaries of precinct workers.

Under the proposals, the Littleton 1 precinct at town hall and the Littleton 2 precinct at the fire station would consolidate and elections would be held at the fire station, Scott said. The basis is parking as well as having elections at a town hall where there would be elected officials present.

Roanoke Rapids 6 which is at located at Kirkwood Adams would consolidate with Roanoke Rapids 8, which is at the old fire station 2. Elections would be held at Kirkwood Adams. Parking issues drive this decision, Scott said.

Weldon 1 is the town hall and Weldon 2 is the fire department building on Highway 158. The board of elections is looking at holding elections at Halifax Community College. Parking issues at both locations drive this decision as well as as the issue of elected officials mingling at the town hall.

If the proposals are approved they would be reflected in the November municipal elections.

“We did have some concerns,” Scott said. “Voters approached the board at its last meeting. Some requested using a church. Another factor was with voter ID. They requested we postpone to reduce confusion.”

Consolidation of the three precincts, according to Scott, would put four precinct workers in each of the polling places on backup status.

Anyone who wants to address the board at the May public hearing should contact the elections office at 252-583-4391 no later than April 30.