County purchases new building for voting center across from courthouse

Macoupin County voters will have a new place to early vote in person starting in 2024, County Clerk Pete Duncan announced recently. The county has purchased an office building just across the street from the courthouse in Carlinville that will serve as the Macoupin Voting Center.

Utilizing the grant the Election Office received as being named one of the 10 centers for election excellence nationwide, Duncan worked with the Macoupin County Board to purchase the building without using any taxpayer dollars. The grant covered the costs of the purchase and will cover the necessary upgrades and renov...