The Miller County Election Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to close five voting locations.
The commission voted to close the following locations: Bright Star, Washington, Genoa Central, Mandeville and Trice.
The changes will include: Washington voters will be assigned to Ozan; Genoa Central will be assigned to Genoa Baptist; Mandeville will be assigned to Sugar Hill and Trice will be assigned to North Heights (Central Baptist).
Miller County voters continue to vote early and voters assigned to the new locations can vote early at any location in the county, said Brandon Cogburn, chairman of the commission.
"Early voting has become increasingly popular since 2012. During the 2016 elections an average of 65 percent voted early," Cogburn said.
Due to the substantial increase in early voting, as well as absentee voting, 18 polling places in the county are underused on elections.
The commission also suggested opening additional early voting locations.
The changes, however, are limited in scope.
"Precincts will not be changed. Voters will receive new registration cards, which will indicate they can vote at an assigned poll location or a vote center. When a large voter turnout is anticipated, the commissioners will open additional early vote locations," said Cogburn, who mentioned that Miller County's designation as a Vote Center County in 2016 allows all registered voters to vote at any polling site.