Last night the Lowell Election Commission formally voted to change eleven of the twenty polling places used in the last election.  Although the press release from the Commission doesn’t mention it, one of the main reasons for the change was that some of the former locations were in social clubs that served alcohol.  Having a polling place in a building that serves adult beverages is against state law.  A few of the changes were driven by accessibility or geographic logic.

Following is a list of all 33 precincts in Lowell with the old and the new polling places indicated.  As a bonus, I’ve included the number of people living within that precinct (“Population”), the number of those people who were registered to vote as of January 2013 (“Registered”), the percentage of residents registered to vote, and the median age of all those registered to vote in that precinct.

Congratulations to the Election Commission on making this change and getting the news out in sufficient time to notify everyone of the change.

Ward 1 (Belvidere)

Ward 1, Precinct 1 – Population – 3117; Registered – 1540; %-Reg – 49%; Age – 46.
Old: Firehouse on High St
New: Father Norton Manor, Lowell Housing Authority, 137 High St

Ward 1, Precinct 2 – Population – 3091; Registered – 2435; %-Reg – 79%; Age – 52.
Old: Reilly School on Douglas Rd –  no change

Ward 1, Precinct 3 – Population – 3096; Registered – 2285; %-Reg – 74%; Age – 50
Old: Reilly School on Douglas Rd – no change

Ward 2 (Downtown/Acre)

Ward 2, Precinct 1 – Population – 3373; Registered – 1221; %-Reg – 36%; Age 33
Old: Tsongas Center
New: Pollard Memorial Library at 401 Merrimack St

Ward 2, Precinct 2 – Population – 3342; Registered – 1760; %-Reg – 53%; Age 49
Old: Tsongas Center
New: Lowell Telecommunications Corp, 246 Market St

Ward 2, Precinct 3 – Population – 3081; Registered – 1944; %-Reg – 63%; Age 47
Old: Tsongas Center
New: New: Lowell Telecommunications Corp, 246 Market St

Ward 3 (Middlesex Village/Highlands)

Ward 3, Precinct 1 – Population – 3171; Registered – 1518; %-Reg – 48%; Age 45
Old: Bailey School on Campbell Dr – no change

Ward 3, Precinct 2 – Population – 3187; Registered – 1390; %-Reg – 44%; Age 42
Old: Bailey School on Campbell Dr – no change

Ward 3, Precinct 3 – Population – 3125; Registered – 1422; %-Reg – 46%; Age 45
Old: Morey School on Pine St – no change

Ward 4 (Highlands)

Ward 4, Precinct 1 – Population – 3369; Registered – 1730; %-Reg – 51%; Age 44
Old: Morey School on Pine St – no change

Ward 4, Precinct 2 – Population – 3081; Registered – 1279; %-Reg – 42%; Age 42
Old: VFW on Plain St
New: Flanagan Development, Lowell Housing Authority, 580 Chelmsford St

Ward 4, Precinct 3 – Population – 3082; Registered – 1629; %-Reg – 53%; Age 46
Old: Rogers School on Highland St – no change

Ward 5 (Centralville/Pawtucketville)

Ward 5, Precinct 1 – Population – 3361; Registered – 1618; %-Reg – 48%; Age 45
Old: McAvinnue School on Mammoth Rd – no change

Ward 5, Precinct 2 – Population – 3310; Registered – 1433; %-Reg – 43%; Age 44
Old: Polish American Veterans Hall on Coburn St
New: Fr Morrissette Manor, Lowell Housing Authority, 111 Hildreth St

Ward 5, Precinct 3 – Population – 3374; Registered – 1833; %-Reg – 54%; Age 47
Old: Greenhalge School on Ennell St – no change

Ward 6 (Pawtucketville)

Ward 6, Precinct 1 – Population – 3380; Registered – 1960; %-Reg – 58%; Age 49
Old: McAvinnue School on Mammoth Rd – no change

Ward 6, Precinct 2 – Population – 3301; Registered – 2073; %-Reg – 63%; Age 48
Old: Pawtucketville Memorial School
New: Bruyere Gardens at D’Youville, 975 Varnum Ave

Ward 6, Precinct 3 – Population – 3324; Registered – 1924; %-Reg – 58%; Age 49
Old: Elks Club on Old Ferry Rd
New: Bruyere Gardens at D’Youville, 975 Varnum Ave

Ward 7 (Acre)

Ward 7, Precinct 1 – Population – 3341; Registered – 1416; %-Reg – 42%; Age 46
Old: Senior Center on Broadway – no change

Ward 7, Precinct 2 – Population – 3300; Registered – 1516; %-Reg – 46%; Age 41
Old: Senior Center on Broadway – no change

Ward 7, Precinct 3 – Population – 3158; Registered – 1243; %-Reg – 39%; Age 42
Old: Senior Center on Broadway – no change

Ward 8 (Highlands)

Ward 8, Precinct 1 – Population – 3354; Registered – 1504; %-Reg – 45%; Age 45
Old: Firehouse at Pine & Stevens
New: Lowell Health Dept, 341 Pine St

Ward 8, Precinct 2 – Population – 3305; Registered – 1815; %-Reg – 55%; Age 46
Old: Daley School on Fleming St – no change

Ward 8, Precinct 3 – Population – 3124; Registered – 2162; %-Reg – 69%; Age 50
Old: Daley School on Fleming St – no change

Ward 9 (Centralville)

Ward 9, Precinct 1 – Population – 3326; Registered – 1684; %-Reg – 51%; Age 45
Old: Polish American Veterans Hall on Coburn St
New: Fr Morrissette Manor, Lowell Housing Authority, 111 Hildreth St

Ward 9, Precinct 2 – Population – 3317; Registered – 1941; %-Reg – 59%; Age 47
Old: Robinson School on June St – no change

Ward 9, Precinct 3 – Population – 3334; Registered – 1726; %-Reg – 52%; Age 45
Old: Robinson School on June St – no change

Ward 10 (Ayer’s City/Back Central)

Ward 10, Precinct 1 – Population – 3109; Registered – 1590; %-Reg – 51%; Age 46
Old: VFW on Plain St
New: Christian Church of Restoration, 53 Blossom St

Ward 10, Precinct 2 – Population – 3087; Registered – 1170; %-Reg – 38%; Age 45
Old: Firehouse on Lawrence St
New: Faulkner St Apartments, Lowell Housing Authority

Ward 10, Precinct 3 – Population – 3074; Registered – 1160; %-Reg – 38%; Age 44
Old: St Anthony’s Parish Hall on Central St – no change

Ward 11 (Belvidere/South Lowell)

Ward 11, Precinct 1 – Population – 3120; Registered – 1551; %-Reg – 50%; Age 44
Old: Shaughnessy School on Gorham St – no change

Ward 11, Precinct 2 – Population – 3267; Registered – 1780; %-Reg – 54%; Age 47
Old: J.G. Pyne School on Boylston St – no change

Ward 11, Precinct 3 – Population – 3138; Registered – 1703; %-Reg – 54%; Age 47
Old: J.G. Pyne School on Boylston St – no change