Travelers Rest Baptist Church at Bowmar Avenue and Washington Street will replace No. 7 Fire Station as a polling place for the Nov. 8 general election — the third switch of a precinct’s home base this year in Warren County and the fourth since 2008.

Despite somewhat cooler temperatures expected by November, county supervisors gave in to poll workers’ complaints of this summer’s primary elections landing on oppressively hot days and threats they wouldn’t return for future elections if outdoor polling places weren’t moved indoors. Temperatures reached 100 degrees for the Aug. 2 primary and a record 102 degrees for the Aug. 23 runoff, with heat indicies near 110 both days.

Church officials had agreed to house the precinct’s approximately 1,000 voters following talks with District 3 Supervisor Charles Selmon, who said he fielded several calls and concerns on voting conditions after the Aug. 2 primary and the runoff three weeks later.

The facility has passed an inspection by the county’s Buildings and Grounds Department to check for wheelchair accessibility, in keeping with federal law, department chief Chuck Thornton said.

Jett precinct in south Vicksburg was moved twice since June, first to No. 5 Fire Station from Carpenters Union Hall and then to Immanuel Baptist Church. The first move was a result of the union reorganizing and limiting access to the building, officials said.

In February, the St. Aloysius precinct was moved to Spring Hill M.B. Church on Mission 66, with space problems cited as the main reason. In 2008, the Oak Ridge precinct moved to Bradley Chapel United Methodist Church from its previous home at Oak Ridge Grocery.

Supervisors must notify the Department of Justice of the precinct change.