At least one Kansas City metro school district will allow use of its gymnasiums as polling places this November.
WE'RE LESS THAN TWOMONTHS AWAY FROM THEPRESIDENTIAL ELECTION...AND THE WAY YOU VOTECOULD LOOK VERYDIFFERENT THIS YEAR.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD TAKES A LOOKAT NEW POLLING PLACESIN THE METRO.Let them see you go down thehillagainWHILE LARRY TRENT ANDANTHONY COURTNEYENJOYED THE DAY OFFLarry Trent/ Kansas CityJust been playing out here.We'rehaving fun getting the kids outandletting them enjoy themselvesrightnowTHE KANSAS CITYCARETAKER SAYS HEWISHES HE COULD SAYTHE SAME FOR THEUPCOMING ELECTIONLarry Trent/ Kansas CitySee a lot of people can't getoff tovote right now and it's hard onthem.WHILE HE WOULD LIKE THEELECTION TO BERECOGNIZED AS AFEDERAL HOLIDAY,THERE ARE EFFORTSBEING TAKEN ACROSS THEMETRO TO GEAR UP FORNOVEMBER THIRDSOME OF WHICH AREUNIQUE BECAUSE OFCOVID-19Connie Schmidt/ Johnson CountyElection Office CommissionerIf we can get in the high schoolgymnasiums, we can put morevotingmachines in there.
And we canbringvoters inside and sociallydistanceeverybodyTHIS YEAR, THE JOHNSONCOUNTY ELECTION OFFICENEEDS LARGER POLLINGLOCATIONSAND THE BLUE VALLEYSCHOOL DISTRICTLISTENEDALLOWING ALL FIVE OF ITSHIGH SCHOOL GYMS TO BEUSED AS POLLINGLOCATIONSConnie Schmidt/ Johnson CountyElection Office CommissionerThat was a huge relief to usWHICH THE JOHNSONCOUNTY ELECTION OFFICEHOPES IS THE JUST THEBEGINNINGLarry Trent/ Kansas CiThe presidential election is itsownbeast.
It takes on a specialplan, aspecial way to manage votersthatcould comeA NUMBER LARRY TRENTTHINKS MIGHT BE HIGHERon both sides of the state lineIF ELECTION DAY EQUATEDTO A DAY OFFREPORTING IN KANSASCITY.
ARIEL ROTHFIELD 41ACTION NEWSYOU HAVE JUST OVER AMONTH TO REGISTER FORTHE NOVEMBER ELECTION.IN MISSOURI, THEDEADLINE IS OCTOBER7TH.IN KANSAS, IT'S OCTOBER13TH.YOU CAN CHECK YOURVOTER REGISTRATION ANDPOLLING PLACE ON OURWEBSITE K-S-H-B DOTCOM.JUST LOOK FOR THE"ELECTION 2020" BOX ONTHE TOP OF OURHOMEPAGE.
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