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Starting Monday, the polls open early only in Richmond as part of an exclusive pilot program that uses vote centers to collect ballots, a dramatic departure from the traditional precinct system used in years passed.
"I think this will speed up the traffic more," said Josephine Burdette, who will be a greeter at one of the voter centers next week.
That's because vote centers offer more choices to voters, including multiple voting days and more locations to vote. The four voting centers in Wayne County replace 31 precinct polling places in past elections. But where voters had to cast past ballots at their neighborhood precinct location -- a confusing proposition in itself for many -- they may now go to any of the four centers to vote.
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