DARLENE:
WE ARE JUST ABOUT 2 MONTHS AWAY
FROM
ELECTION DAY..
BRAD:
TODAY THE VOTER TASK FORCE MET
TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE READY TO
HANDLE THIS ELECTION PROCESS
THAT MAY LOOK AND MAYBE FEEL
DIFFERENT.
BRAD:
NBC4'S SHAWN LANIER SPOKE WITH
SOME OF THE ELECTION OFFICIALS
ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.
SHAWN...
SHAWN:
YOU CAN EXPECT LOTS OF
PRECAUTIONS FROM ELECTION
OFFICIALS. THEY KNOW WHAT'S AT
STAKE DURING EVERY ELECTION. I
SPOKE WITH A FEW PEOPLE TURNING
IN THOSE ABSENTEE REQUEST FORMS
TODAY AND THEY'RE ALSO NOT
TAKING ANY CHANCES THIS
YEAR.
LINDA JORDAN
: "I KNOW IT'S SAFE HERE AND I
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT
GETTING LOST IN THE MAIL OR IN
THE POST OFFICE."
AS ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST FORMS
ARE IN
MAILBOXES OF REGISTERED VOTERS
PEOPLE LIKE LINDA JORDAN ISN'T
WASTING
ANY TIME SENDING THEIR REQUESTS
BACK FOR
THAT BALLOT.
THIS IS HER SECOND REQUEST FORM
SHE'S
SUBMITTED SAYING SHE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE SHE GETS HER BALLOT.
REPORTER: "DID THAT AT ALL
CONFUSE YOU, BUT GETTING THAT
ONE? DID YOU KNOW THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WAS SENDING ONE OUT?
LINDA JORDAN
: "YES, BUT I HAD ALREADY DONE
IT."
LINDA JORDAN
: "I PUT A NOTE ON IT THAT, "I'M
NOT TRYING TO VOTE TWICE."
SECRETARY OF STATE FRANK LAROSE
WANTS TO
CUT DOWN VOTER CONFUSION SAYING
THE
ABSENTEE VOTING IS RELIABLE. HIS
VOTER TASK FORCE MEETING
HIGHLIGHTED WHAT'S BEING DONE TO
ENSURE A SAFE AND FAIR ELECTION
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
LAROSE WANTS APPROVAL THAT ALL
ABSENTEE
BALLOTS ENVELOPES WILL HAVE PAID
POSTAGE
STAMPS ON THEM, ENSURING
EVERYONE CAN VOTE WITHOUT
REGARDLESS OF THEIR SITUATION.
VERA BACWYN- HOLOWINSKY
: "I'M TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING
AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE." WITH
WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE A RECORD
NUMBER
OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS REQUESTED,
SENDING REALLY IS ENCOURAGED.
AARON SELLERS
: "SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO
HAPPEN THAT THERE'S TIME TO
REMEDY IT."
AARON SELLERS IS ALSO REMINDING
EVERYONE THAT EARLY VOTING
STARTS OCTOBER 6 AND
LINE HERE AT THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LONGER THAN
BEFORE.
SO REMEMBER YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
VERA BACWYN- HOLOWINSKY
: "I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS SAFE IN MY FAMILY,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO GET
MY VOTE IN."
SHAWN:
REMEMBER IF YOU VOTING ABSENTEE
BY MAIL... YOU
CAN TRACK YOUR BALLOT TO SEE
EXACTLY WHERE
IT'S AT. AGAIN, THEY'RE URGING
PEOPLE TO VOTE
EARLY IF YOU CAN. LOCAL FOR YOU
SHAWN LANIER
NBC4.
BRAD:
AND NBC4 IS YOUR LOCAL ELECTION
HEADQUARTERS.
HEAD TO NBC4 EYE DOT COM, AND
CLICK YOUR LOCAL ELECTION
