The Peoria County Election Commission is planning to move. But not until after the November Election.
Election Commission Executive Director Tom Bride says the downside of that is the new location will be much better for voting.
“But we’ll get there. And this way, I just don’t think we’re going to have the time to get the buildout done and done well," Bride said. "And it’s not something we want to rush just to get in there and not do right.”
Bride says the commission intend to be at the new location for a long time, so having the work done well is worth waiting for. Even if it takes longer than they had hoped.
He says moving before general elections would also require an extraordinary learning process for voters, elections workers and staff.