Countdown on until election

As election approaches, county works to keep voters safe from COVID-19

COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH 90 DAYSTO GO BEFORE THE POLLS OPENHINDS COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALSGEARING UP FOR A PANDEMICELECTION GET OFF.WE’VE ALSO GOT LYSOL SPRAY.WE HAVE ROLLED OUT A 90-DAYTIMELINE ELECTION COMMISSIONCHAIR.TONY.JOHNSTON SAYS COUNTYSUPERVISORS.USE CARE SAC FUNDS TO BUY 50,000MASK THAT’S GOING TO BE FOR POLLWORKERS VOTERS WHO DON’T HAVETHEM AS WELL AS PEOPLE IN THEPRECINCTS SOME OLDER POLLWORKERS WITH UNDERLYING MEDICALCONDITIONS OPTING OUT THIS YEARBECAUSE OF COVID-19 THECOMMISSION NOW HAS TO RECRUITREPLACEMENTS.WE ARE LOOKING ARE LOOKING TORECRUIT AN ADDITIONAL A HUNDREDAND TWENTY-FOUR THAT WOULD BE INADDITION TO THE 500 THAT WEALREADY HAVE THE COUNTY HAS 108POLLING PRECINCTS IN THE EVENTTHAT POLLS ACROSS THE COUNTYHAVE TO ABRUPTLY CLOSED DUE TORISING NUMBERS AND NOT BEINGABLE TO OPEN IF THAT HAPPENS ACONTINGENCY PLAN CALLS FOROPENING THE JACKSON CONVENTIONCOMPLEX ON ELECTION DAY WHATTHAT WILL DO IS ALLOW UP TO 10TO 12 PRECINCTS AND ONE LOCATIONPEOPLE CAN VOTE SAFELY AND NOTHAVE THEIR RIGHTS TAKEN AWAY FORLARGE POLLING PLACES LIKEPRESIDENTIAL.AND NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, THECOUNTY IS ORDERING AN ADDITIONAL25 VOTING MACHINES TO CUT DOWNON ELECTION DAY.WAIT TIMES REPORTING FRO