Changes made to election day

Major changes are being made to polling places due to COVID-19.

POLLING PLACES HAVENOW BEEN OPEN FORABOUT 45 MINUTES INMISSOURI.TODAY - VOTERS WILLELECT NEW LEADERS -AND DECIDE ON AHANDFUL OF LOCALISSUES.WHILE AT THE POLLS -THEY"LL NOTICECHANGES IN PLACE TOPREVENT THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US FROM APOLLING LOCATION WITHAN INSIDE LOOK.GOOD MORNING FROWORNALL BAPTISTCHURCH - A POLLING SPOIN KCMO.THEY"VE ASKED ME TOWEAR A MASK WHILINSIDE - ELECTION JUDGESARE ALSO WEARIMASKS.WHENEVER YOU GET AGROUP OF PEOPLE IN ONELOCATION - HEALTHLEADERS WORRY ABOUAN INCREASED RISK INSPREADING THECORONAVIRUS -LET"S TAKE YOUTHROUGH THPREVENTATIVE STEPS THEELECTION OFFICE HASMADEYOU SEE THE PLEXIGLASSBARRIER ON THE TABLEWHERE JUDGES CHECKYOU IN AND GET YOU ABALLOT.WE"VE SEEN JUDGESUSING HAND SANITIZERAND WIPING DOWNSURFACES AS WELL.EACH VOTER WILL GETTHEIR OWN PENCIL - SOYOU DON"T HAVE TOSHARE.THERE ARE ABOUT 75PERCENT FEWER POLLINGPLACES - BECAUSE SOMANY OTHER WERE TOOSMALL TO KEEP SOCIDISTANCING GUIDELINES INPLACE.OTHER LOCATIONS AREMODIFIED SO YOU MAY BEVOTING SOMEWHERE LIKEA CAFETERIA.YOU SHOULD HAVERECEIVED A MAILER WIYOUR POLLING PLACE.REPORTING IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.CHARLIE - BEFORE WE LETYOU GO - I GOTTA ASK.WITH FEWER VOTINGLOCATIONS - BUT THESAME AMOUNT OFREGISTERED VOTERS -HOW WORRIED AREELECTION OFFICES THATTHEY"LL SEE A HUGEBACK UP WITH LINES ATTHESE POLLING PLACES?THEY"RE NOWORRIED.ELECTIONS LEADERSDON"T THINKOVERCROWDING WILL BEAN ISSUE BECAUSE ASUMMER TIME ELECTIONLIKE THIS TYPICALLYDRAWS LESS THAN 20PERCENT OF VOTERS - SOTHAT WILL BE AMANAGEABLE NUMBER.BACK TO YOU.CHARLIE THANK YOU--NOW LET'S CHECK IN