Wyandotte County prepares for election

Wyandotte County election officials said the county is ready for the August primary.

WEBLINKS SECTION AT THETOP OF THE PAGE.NEXT TUESDAY ISELECTION DAY ON BOTHSIDES OF THE STATE LINE.VOTERS WILL MAKEDECISION ON A NUMBER OFISSUES AND CANDIDATESIN THE AUGUST PRIMARY.IN FACT - IN KANSAS,EARLY VOTING IS ALREADYIS UNDERWAY.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICK IS ATTHE WYANDOTTE COUNTYELECTION OFFICE TO SEEHOW TURNOUT IS LOOKINGSO FAR.THE ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER TOLD METURNOUT FOR IN PERSONEARLY VOTING HAS BEENDISAPPOINTING.HOWEVER, THEREAPPEARS TO BE MOREPEOPLE TAKINGADVANTAGE OF VOTING BYMAIL.I'M TOLD THE AVERAGEREQUEST FOR MAIL INBALLOTS IS AROUND FIVETHOUSAND.RIGHT NOW, THE NUMBERHAS DOUBLED TO MORETHAN 11 THOUSAND.WHETHER VOTING INPERSON, OR BY MAIL -ELECTION COMMISSIONERBRUCE NEWBY SAYSEARLY VOTING IS GIVINGPEOPLE MORE TIME TOCAST THEIR VOTE.BRUCE NEWBY / WYANDOTTECOUNTY ELECTIONCOMMISSIONERSThe nice thing about earlyvoting is if people would thinkaboutit, they have 12 hours to voteonElection Day, sometime thatprettycramp for people"s schedule.Because if early voting, wereable togive an additional 172 hours togivethe voters an opportunity tovote.THE ELECTION OFFICE ISOPEN FROM 8 TO 5 THISFRIDAY TO VOTE INPERSON.ON SATURDAY, THE TIMETHE CENTER IS OPENFROM 10 TO 4.OTHER TIMES ANDINSTRUCTIONS FOR MAIL INBALLOTS CA BE FOUNDONLINE.LIVE IN KCK - I'M BRYANTMADDRICK - 41 ACTIONNE