Coronavirus concerns could affect voting

Concerns about the coronavirus could have an effect on Florida's primary voting

FLORIDA'S PRIMARY VOTING.TODAY ELCTIONS OFFICIALS ARERECOMMENDING PEOPLE TAKEADVANTAGE OF VOTING BY MAIL IFTHEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT FACINGCROWRDS DURING ERALY VOTINGAND ON PRIMARY DAY..WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY IS LIVE IN RIVERIABEACH WHERE MAIL IN BALLOTSARE BEING COUNTED.SHANNON, THOUSANDS OF BALLOTSARE BEING COUNTED HERE - ANDELECTIONS OFFICIALS WOULDN'TMIND IF MORE PEOPLE VOTED THISWAY - FILLING OUT A MAIL INBALLOT RATHER THAN WAIT INLINE AS WORRIES OVER THE VIRUSGROW130433“THE VIRUS, YES I AMBECAUSE I THINK IT WILL HITPEOPLE MY AGE” MITZY LEVINEPICKED UP AND DROPPED OFF AMAIL IN BALLOT FOR THE PRIMARYÃSHE IS DOING EXCATLY WHATPALM BEACH COUNTY ELCTIONOFFICIALS ARE NOW RECOMMENDINGFOR PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THECORONAVIRUSÃWENDY SARTORYLINK - PALM BEACH COUNTYSUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS 115320“WITH THE CONCERNS PEOPLE HAVEWITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTHTHIS IS A WAY TO VOTE WITHOUTHAVING TO BE AROUND CROWDS”PALM BEACH COUNTY SUPERVISOROF ELECTIONS WENDY SARTORYLINK SAYS SHEBUY SUPPLIES TO KEEP POLLINGPLACES AND ESPECIALLY THEVOTOING MACHINES - CLEANÃBUTTHINGS LIKE HAND SANITIZER AREIN VERY HARD TO FIND.

115411“WE WERE ABLE TO GO THOUGHSOME UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES TOGET HAND WIPES FOR EARLYVOTING BUT WEON IT FOR ELECTION DAY” POLLWORKERS CANNOT BE INDIVIDUALLYSCREENED SO THEY ARE BEINGADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THEPOLLING PLACES AND STAY HOMEIF THEY DONFOR MITZY LEVINEÃSHEGLAD SHE GOT THE VOTING ALLDONE WITHOUT GOING TO THEPOLLS.

130458“I TRY TO STAYOUT OF CROWDS”THERE IS A DEADLINE OF THISSATURDAY TO REQUEST A MAIL INBALLOT - EITHER ONLINE - BYPHONE OR AT THE ELECTIONSOFFICE - IF YOU MISS THAT -ANDWANT TO VOTE - THEN YOU DOHAVE TO GO TO A POLLING PLACE- LIVE IN RIVIERA BEACH, MS,WPTV NC 5..TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY