Some people qualify for absentee voting, while others don’t

Some people qualify for absentee voting, while others don’t

STATE’S OFFICE FOR US GOD WHOSEVOTERS CAN VOTE ABSENTEE ANDLAWMAKERS DID GIVE PEOPLE ACOUPLE MORE REASONS TO ALLOWTHEM TO VOTE ABSENTEE, BUTCOVID-19 CONCERNS NOT ONE OFTHEM.BALLOT BOXES ARE BEING PUT NEXTTO THE ONES THAT NOW HAVE ALITANY O CLEANING AND PPESUPPLIES HINDS COUNTY ELECTIONOFFICIALS.SAY CARES LIKE MONEY IS HELPINGPAY FOR MORE ELECTION WORKERS ATEACH PRECINCT TO MAKE SURE THEYARE SAFE AND SOCIALLY DISTANCEFOR VOTERS IF PEOPLE FEELCOMFORTABLE GOING TO THEIRCHURCH THEIR FILING THE SIX FEETAPART.THEY HAVE THE MASS OFF IFTHEY’RE GOING TO THE GROCERYSTORE IF YOU GO INTO YOURDOCTOR’S OFFICE IF YOU ARE GOINGTO WORK, COME HERE.I HAVE EVERY BELIEF THAT OURCIRCUIT CLERK’S ALONG WITH OURSECRETARY OF STATE AND OUR STATEELECTIONS BOARD WILL COUNT EVERYLEGAL EVERY BALLOT.THAT IS LEGALLY CAST THEGOVERNOR’S DEFENDED THE STATE’SLAWS AND PROCEDURES THAT DO NOTPROVIDE FOR MAIL-IN VOTING, BUTDO PROVIDE AVENUES FOR ABSENTEEBALLOTS.OUR FOCUS IS ON MAKING IT SAFEMAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVETHEIR VOICES HEARD PEOPLE OVERTHE AGE OF 65 CAN VOTE ABSENTEE.ALSO THOSE WHO WILL BE OUT OFTOWN ON ELECTION DAY O ADOCTOR’S EXCUSE.THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF REASONSWATSON SAYS THEY’RE PUSHED RIGHTNOW IS TO USE CARE ZACH MONEY TOMAKE SURE THERE ARE ADDITIONALSTAFF AT THE POLLING PLACES TOMAINTAIN THAT SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND ENSURE THAT THE PRECINCTSARE SAFE GOING TO SEE PPES FOROUR POLL WORKERS.YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ADDITIONALMASKS FOR FOLKS WHO FORGET THEIRAS WE’RE ENCOURAGING ALL VOTERSTO BRING THEIR OWN MASKS.THOSE TWO REASONS APPROVED BYLAWMAKERS THIS PAST SESSION OF APERSON HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITHCOVID-19 OR IS CARING FOR ADEPENDENT WHO HAS COVID-19 NOWWE HAVE A LOT OF VOTERINFORMATION FOR YOU A OURWEBSITE AT WAPT.COM AND WHENYOU’RE THERE YOU CAN ALSODOWNLOAD THE MISSISSIPPI VOTERINFORMATION GUIDE