Primary Preview (8-3-20)

Primary Preview (8-3-20)

The way elections look this year is different than prior years... due to the pandemic, voters will wear masks, and polling locations will be heavily scented with hand sanitizer... kq2's madeline mcclain is here now in-studio with why election officials say the differences are on the surface.

Madeline... that's right bob -- local election officials say the substance and spirit of voting in the primary hasn't changed.

So as you head to the polls tomorrow -- here's what to expect.

If you voted in june -- you will seee those same precautions again tomorrow.

Each polling location is equipped with hand sanitizer, wipes, gloves, partitions and social distancing will be encouraged.

Now for what's on the august ballot -- voters will decide several contested races including seats in congress, the house of representatives and statewide offices like governor.

Medicaid expansion is also up for a vote -- which could increase the pool of missourians eligible for insurance.

And locally -- we are watching the buchanan county sheriff's race between incumbent bill puett and challenger keith dudley.

So how will all of this affect turnout?

(it's hard to gauge this is a new one no doubt.

I would probably shoot for 25 percent.

We hit 28 percent four years ago so i mirror it off that and i also mirror it off what's going on with absentees and so that's what i'm going to stick with 25 percent.) voters just need to show a form of identification -- the most common forms poll workers see are a missouri license or voter id card.

But something with your current address -- like a utitlity bill -- will work too.

The county clerk says that although she has received more absenttee votes than in previous elections -- she doesn't anticipate it will slow the county down.

She says the results will be up on the county website at 7: 01.

Reporting in studio, madeline mcclain kq2 news.

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