Douglas County expecting record voter turnout

Douglas County expecting record voter turnout

ELECTION DAY HEREIN NEBRASKA!!!

WITHCOVID 19 THERE HAVEBEEN SOME CHANGESAND YOUR POLLINGPLACE MAY HAVEMOVED BECAUSESOME PLACES LIKESENIOR CENTERSDIDN'T FEELCOMFORTABLEHOSTING.OUR 3 NEWS NOWREPORTER, DANIELLEDAVIS, JOINS US WITHMORE ON WHAT WECAN EXPECT TODAY.COURTNEY, DESPITETHE CORONAVIRUS,OFFICIALS SAY EARLYVOTING NUMBERS AREUP AND THIS WILL BE ARECORD BREAKINGDAY WHEN IT COMESTO VOTERPARTICIPATION.VOLUNTEERS INLINE, GETTING SETTO HELP OTHERSWITH THE NEWVOTINGPROCEDURES.BRIAN KRUSE,ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER,DOUGLAS COUNTY"WE ARE ASKINGVOTERS TO USEEVERY THIRD ONE,SO LEAVE TWO INBETWEEN, VOTERSDO NOT HAVE TOUSE A VOTINGBOOTH IF THEYDON'T FEELCOMFORTABLE.THEY CAN FILL THEBALLOT OUT IN THEOPEN, JUSTSTANDING IN APRIVATE PLACE."DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS YOUR POLLINGLOCATION MAY HAVECHANGED.BUT CHURCHES ANDOTHER BUILDINGSHAVE OPENED THEIRDOORS.BRIAN KRUSE,ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER,DOUGLAS COUNTY"WE HAD TO MOVEOUT OF NURSINGFACILITIES, OMAHAHOUSINGAUTHORITY, SOMEPLACES DIDN'T FEELHOUSINGAUTHORITY, SOMEPLACES DIDN'T FEELCOMFORTABLEDOING IT BUT WEHAVE MOVED TO ALOT OF SCHOOLS.A LOT OF SCHOOLSACROSS DOUGLASCOUNTY HAVE BEENWONDERFULPARTNERS BECAUSESCHOOL IS OUT OFCOURSE." DANIELLEDAVIS"VOTING TAKESPLACE TODAY FROM8AM -8PMDEPENDING ON THENUMBER OF PEOPLEINSIDE A POLLINGLOCATION YOU MAYBE ASKED TO WAITOUTSIDE ANDPRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING BYSTANDING BETWEENTHE ORANGECONES."THIS YEAR HAS ALSOSEEN A LOT OF FIRSTTIME VOLUNTEERS.BEBE MCCAMMOND,VOLUNTEER"NO, I AM NOTWORRIED, I AMYOUNG ANDHEALTHY.GIVING ANOPPORTUNITY TOPEOPLE WHO DONEED TO STAY ATHOME, THAT ISWHAT ISIMPORTANT THANANYTHING ELSE."RICHARD ELVER,VOLUNTEER"I AM EXCITED TOLEARN MORE ABOUTTHE PROCESS, IALWAYS VOTE BUT IDON'T KNOW WHATHAPPENS TO MYBALLOT AFTER ISEND IT IN SO ITHINK I CAN LEARNABOUT THEPROCESS."THEY ALREADY HAVE AHUNDRED THOUSANDEARLY VOTINGBALLOTS TO BECOUNTED.BRIAN KRUSE,ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER,DOUGLAS COUNTYALL OF THOSEVOTERS OUT THEREWHO HAVE VOTEDEARLY WILL HAVETHEIR VOICESHEARD FIRST.8:45PM WILL ALSOBE EARLY VOTING,9:45PM WILL BE THEFIRST SET OF VOTESFROM ELECTIONDAY."THE USUAL VOTERPARTICIPATION IS 20PERCENT.THEY ARE EXPECTINGA RECORD BREAKING35 PERCENT THISYEAR.IF YOU STILL HAVE ABALLOT AT HOME, DONOT PUT IT IN THEMAIL.IT HAS TO BE IN THEHANDS OF THEVOTING COMMISSIONBY 8PM TONIGHT.SO DROP IT OFF AT APOLLING LOCATIONOR ONE OF NINEDROP BOX.DON'T FORGET TOSIGN THE BACK.IF YOU REQUESTED ABY MAIL BALLOT, DONOT GO TO A POLLINGPLACE.THIS IS DANIELLEDAVIS, 3 NEWS NOW,THIS MORNING.IF YOU HAVE