Election planning underway with COVID-19 in mind

Lawmakers are discussing how to conduct safe elections amid COVID-19.

COMMITTEE MEETING WITH STATELAWMAKERSASKING A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONSLIKE IVOTERS CAN DO CURBSIDE VOTING ONELECTION DAY.ROGER GRAVES/CIRCUITCLERKS ASSOCIATION:WE ALREADY DOIT PEOPLE WHO AREDISABLED AND HAVE ISSUES GETTINGOUT THEIR CAR THECIRCUIT CLERKS ALREADY HANDLETHAT ISSUES WITH THEM SO WETHINK WE ARE GOOD WITH THATISSUE.THE PANDEMIC PROBLEMS AREAPPARENT AS ELECTION OFFICIALSARE SPENDINGA LOT OF MONEY AND TIME TO MAKESURE ALLTHE PROTECTIONS ARE THERE FORVOTERS TOCAST A BALLOHINDS COUNTY FACING A CHALLENGEFOCHURCHES THAT NORMALLY SERVE ASVOTING PRECINCTS THAT NOW ARESTILL NOREOPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

TONIJOHNSON/HINDCOUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER: INHINDS COUNTY WE HAVE HAD TO MAKESOME CHANGES IN TERMS OFRELOCATING SOME OF OUR PRECINCTSSO WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSWE HAVE HAD TO CALL AN EMERGENCYMEETING SO WE ARE TRYING TO GETDONE.THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAYSMISSISSIPPIHAS RECEIVED MONEY THROUGH THEFEDERAL CARES ACT TO ADDRESSELECTION SECURITY ANDHEALTH SAFETY PREPARATIONS.MICHAEL WATSON ADMITS THERE ISCONCERN THAT SOME VOTERS MAY BERELUCTANT TO VOTE ..AND PART OFHIS BATTLEWILL BE CONVINCING THEM THEYWILL BE SAFEAT A PRECINCT.MICHAEL WATSON/SECRETAY OF STATE: YOU ARE GONG TO SEEFACEMASKS YOU ARE GOING TO SEESHIELDS YOU ARE GOING TO SEEGLOVES YOU ARE GOING TO SEEEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SEE FORPEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE TO GO VOTE.

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