How to

Change a Place ID

Strictly speaking, the ID of a place record cannot be changed. If you want to change a place ID, you must create a new place with the new ID and then copy the information from the old place to the new one.  After the new place has been set up to your satisfaction, you then either mark the old place as Unused or delete the old place record.

Note  There is no copy function for this purpose; you will need to copy the information field by field. This task might be easier if you make screenshots of the old place's maintenance tabs and then copy the screenshots to an application like Microsoft Word so you can display them onscreen next to the Places Maintenance dialog in Voter Focus. To make a screenshot, hold down the Alt key and press the PrtScn key. Then open a document in Word and press Ctrl-V to copy the screenshot into the application. With the screenshot next to the new place's tab in Places, you can then enter the information you want to carry over.