How Philadelphia Preparing For New Primary Election Date

Alecia Reid reports.

CAN DO THAT IN SMALL BUSINESS,AS WELL.HOWARD MONROE, CBS 3,"EYEWITNESS NEWS."NEW PRIMARY ELECTION DATESCAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC FASTAPPROACHING.OFFICIALS SAY NEARLY 1 MILLIONVOTE VERSE APPLIED FOR MAIL-INBALLOT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALICIA READ LIVE IN UNIVERSITYSIT WHICH MORE ON HOWPHILADELPHIA IS PREPARING.HI, ALICIA.Reporter: HEY, JESS, THECHALLENGE BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 2ND IS MAKING SURE CITYVOTERS UNDERSTANDED THEIRRIGHTS AND ALSO THE CHANGES INPOLLING PLACES HERE INPHILADELPHIA.THIS MORNING, CITYCOMMISSIONERS, ANNOUNCE,MASSIVE CONSOLIDATION OFPOLLING SITES, DOWN TO ONLY190.THAT'S OVER 75% REDUCTION FROMUSUAL.DUE TO COVID-19 AND SOCIALDISTANCING CONCERNS.AND TO ASSIST IN THEIMPLEMENTATION, THEY'REINTRODUCING NEW CONCEPT,CALLED ZONE.BY GROUP DIVISION NOOSECONSOLIDATED SITES.THE COMMISSION SAYS EVERYEFFORT WAS MADE TO KEEPCONTESTED RACES TOGETHER,GEOGRAPHY, POPULATION CONCERNS, AND SEPTAAVAILABILITY ALSO CONSIDERED.NOW TO ENSURE SOCIALDISTANCING AND OTHER MANDATES,NO SLOAN HAVE MORE THAN 10,000VOTERS AND THEY ARE LOOKING TORECRUIT 12 WORKERS PERLOCATION.THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN ANDANXIETY SURROUNDING THEPANDEMIC.THE MAJORITY OF POLE WORKREMEMBERS ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS,AND MANY HAVE SAID DUE TO HIGHEND RISK THEY ARE UNAVAILABLE.NOW THE COMMISSION IS LOOKINGFOR ASSISTANCE FROM THENATIONAL GUARD.WHO THEY SAY WILL BE INCIVILIAN CLOTHING SO AS NOT TODETER RESIDENTS FROM WALKINGINTO POLLING SITES.THERE IS SOME PROVISION INTHE LAW FOR TO YOU DROP OFFYOUR MAIL BALLOT EITHER AT APOLLING PLACE, OR IN CITYHALL, OR YOUR COUNTY BOARD OFELECTIONS, SO IF YOU HAVECONCERNS ABOUT THE POSTOFFICE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TODO THAT BY THE END OF THEELECTION, 8:00 P.M.

ONJUNE 2ND.OVER HALF OF PHILLY VOTERSARE EXPECTED TO DO SO BY MAIL.NOW, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AMALE-IN OR ABSENTEE BALLOT,THERE IS STILL TIME.YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 26TH TOAPPLY.REPORTING LIVE FROM UNIVERSITYCITY, ALICIA READ, CBS 3,OKAY, ALICIA, THANK YOU.WELL, HERE ARE THE DATES FORTHE PRIMARY ELECTION.PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS CAST THEIRBALLOTS ON JUNE 2ND, NEW