This story was corrected on Nov. 4. An explanation of the correction is at the bottom of the story.

City election officials, with the help of City Hall, have used every avenue possible to ensure that voters are made aware of the changes in polling places this year, as all but one precinct will cast their ballots at a new polling place on Tuesday.

The only precinct that did not change polling places from the 2005 election is Precinct 5, which will vote at the William Talley Recreation Center.

"We have made every effort possible to make this information public," said Anne Leffler, president of the city's board of election supervisors. "With that said, we still have to prescribe some responsibility to the voters."

And on Sept. 15, voters should have little trouble casting their ballots, as the city will be saturated with maps, volunteers, signs and other directional tools that will help voters navigate their way to their polling places.

Maps provided by the city will be placed at about 10 locations around the city, including City Hall, the C. Burr Artz Library, the Weinberg Center, the Frederick County Courthouse, the YMCA of Frederick County, Department of Social Services and City Hall.

Additionally, the city has secured permission from schools that once served as polling places to also display maps of new polling places to redirect lost voters.

The city's Web site hosts a locator that tells users where to vote based on their addresses. And nearly every 2009 city election candidate has advertised the polling places on their Web sites.

City Hall to serve as return site

Voters are invited to join candidates in City Hall after the polls close on Sept. 15, as the boardroom of City Hall, at 101 N. Court St., will serve as the "Public Returns Center."

Doors will open at 8 p.m. Residents can also find election results on the city's Web site at www.cityoffrederick.com, or watching the city's Cable Channel 99.

Email Erica L. Green at egreen@gazette.net.

Things to know on Election Day
-Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

-Only voters registered as Democrat or Republican can vote on Tuesday

-All results are considered "unofficial" until all absentee ballots are counted on Sept. 17, and all polling places are certified by the Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors.

2009 Election by the Numbers:
-There are 15,118 registered Democrats, and 9,825 registered Republicans in this year's primary electorate

-There are 11 Republican aldermen candidates; and 9 Democratic aldermen candidates

-Three Democrats are running for mayor, as are three Republicans

-Four incumbents are seeking re-election in this year's aldermanic race

-There are 12 precincts voting in this year's election.

Board of Aldermen candidates
- Josh Bokee (D), 35, has served on the city's Planning Commission for the last three years. He works in the government affairs office for Comcast cable.

- John Daniels (D), 62, is a Navy veteran and retiree. The city resident of more than a year is seeking his first political office.

- David "Kip" Koontz (D), 46, is seeking his second term as alderman. He is an account executive at Comcast, and the aldermanic liaison to the city's Historic Preservation Commission.

- Andrew Kotkin (D), 35, is a small business owner in downtown Frederick. He operates his own residential project and construction management company, Kotkin Management Group.

- Carol Krimm (D), 58, is a 30-year-resident of Frederick. She is a legislative aide to state Del. Galen Clagett (D), who represents Frederick. Krimm is a member of a workgroup to review the city's land use and development codes.

- Donna Kuzemchak (D), 48, is seeking her fourth term as alderman. She is the liaison to the city's Education Commission, and a volunteer coordinator at Celebrate Frederick.

- Michael O'Connor (D), 42, moderated the show "Pressing Issues" on Channel 10 in Frederick until December and ran unsuccessfully for the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002. He is the business manager at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in Frederick.

- Kelly Russell (D), 49, is a retired lieutenant for the Frederick Police Department, where she has returned to work as its special vehicle coordinator. This is her first local politics bid. She sits on the city's zoning committee.

- Karen Lewis Young (D), 57, is the wife of former Mayor Ron Young. Young owns her own market research and consulting firm, Karen Lewis Market Research, in Frederick.

- Shelley Aloi (R) is a native of Frederick. After leaving for 14 years, she returned to Frederick in 2002.

- Bill Ashton (R), 58, is a longtime resident of Frederick and fixture at City Hall, and has made two unsuccessful bids for aldermen. He operates a computer-based accounting business out of his Frederick home.

- George Bauer IV (R), 32, a four-year resident of Worman's Mill. He owns three Curves women's fitness locations in Montgomery County.

- Bill Cassidy (R), a 13-year resident of Frederick, recently joined the Citizens for HPC reform watchdog group. He is an insurance adjuster.

- Joe Cohen (R), 69, became an American citizen in May, though he has been a city resident and business owner for almost 10 years. He owns British Cigars and Goodies on North Market Street.

- Senitta Conyers (R), 26, is the daughter of Bishop Samie Conyers, who had run in several city and county elections, before moving recently to Atlanta. She is a program manager at Allied Technology and Consulting.

- Amanda Haddaway (R), 32, who was raised in Frederick, moved back to the city about two years ago. She works as the director of human resources and marketing for Folcolore Equipment Corp., a construction equipment dealership in Frederick.

- William Huckenpoehler (R), 42, comes from an extensive military background and has lived in the city for six years. He is a security program manager at a data operations center for CRGT Inc, under contract to the U.S. Army and Defense Department.

- Alan Imhoff (R), 62, is seeking his second term as alderman. He is a retired executive at AT&T. Imhoff is the aldermanic liaison to the city's Planning Commission.

- John William Shupe (R), 61, is a cab driver for Yellow Cab of Frederick, and has been a Frederick resident since 1979.

- C. Paul Smith (R), 58, is seeking his second term as alderman. He has lived in Frederick city since 1992, and owns a law practice in Rockville.

- Jennifer Dougherty (D), 48, served as Frederick's first female mayor from 2002 to 2006. She lost a re-election bid in 2005. A downtown business owner for 20 years, Dougherty now works as a Realtor in Frederick.

- Jason Judd (D), 37, is a first-time City Hall candidate, comes from a background of labor- and community organizing. A trained economist, he works in Washington, D.C. as a campaign director for the Service Employees International Union.

- Chris Simpson (D), 40, A newcomer to city politics, is a native of Frederick and owns a liquor store on the city's West Side.

- Randy McClement (R), 52, is owner of Market Street Bagel and Deli in downtown Frederick. He ran unsuccessfully for alderman four years ago, and sits on numerous boards in Frederick. He is president of the Tourism Council of Frederick County.

- Ron Tobin (R), 68, serves as executive assistant for Mayor W. Jeff Holtzinger (R), where he has overseen city infrastructure projects.

- Clint Hoffman (R), 46, is owner of Discount Towing in Frederick. This is his first political bid. Failed to respond for this story.

This story originally said all primary election results are considered unofficial untl they are certified by the Frederick County Board of Elections. The polling place results are in fact certified by the Frederick City Board of Election supervisors.