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Election day during a pandemic

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Election day during a pandemic
Election day during a pandemic
TMJ4 breaks down ways you can stay safe while you vote this election.

COVID-19 HAS CANCELEDEVENTS...IMPACTED JOBS, HOMESAND THE ECONOMY.

AND NOW, ITHAS CITIES AND TOWNS DEALINGWITH A LARGE NUMBER OFABSENTEE BALLOTS... AND ASHORTAGE OF POLL WORKERS THISMORNING-- WE EXPLORE WAYS TOGET INVOLVED WHILE STILLPROTECTING YOURSELF DURING THEPANDEMIC.NOVEMBER THIRD IS ELECTIONDAY, ANOTHER TRIP TO THE POLLSDURING THE COVID-ERA.

"I thinkthe COVID-19 will have animpact on our elections."SO,HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED WITHAND BE EXCITED ABOUT THEELECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC?"Have conversations with yourfamily and friends."WISCONSIN'S MASK MANDATE WILLLIKELY STILL BE IN EFFECT...SO YOU'LL WANT TO BRING YOURS.SOME SUGGEST EVEN BRINING YOUROWN PEN, GLOVES, AND HANDSANITIZER.

IT'S WHY SO MANY INOUR STATE ARE MAILING IN THEIRBALLOTS.

RULES FOR THAT VARYSTATE BY STATE, EVERYTHING ISDIFFERENT: EARLY VOTING,MAIL-IN VOTING, DEADLINES, ANDSAME DAY REGISTRATION.

TO BESAFE, EXPERTS SAY MAIL IN YOURBALLOT BY OCTOBER 20TH.WEBSITES LIKE ELECTIONPROTECTION OFFER WAYS TOVIRTUALLY VOLUNTEER BYMONITORING POLLING LOCATIONSFROM YOUR COMPUTER ORSPREADING INFORMATION LIKEDEADLINES AND POLLINGLOCATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA."Voting is actually having asay in how politics lives."MANY WISCONSIN VOTERS-- AREGOING TO MAKE THEIR CHOICE BYMAIL.

ONE POINT-TWO FIVEMILLION ONE POINT-TWO FIVEMILLION REQUESTS POURING INFROM VOTERS ACROSS THE STATEOF WISCONSIN.

CLERKS HAVE PUTONE POINT TWO --THREE MILLIONBALLOTS IN THE MAIL.- HERE IS THE NUMBER OFABSENTEE BALLOTS IN MILWAUKEECOUNTY.

TWO HUNDRED SIXTEENTHOUSAND BALLOTS REQUESTED ANDTWO HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTHOUSAND SENT.

LEAVING ONLYTWO HUNDRED YET TO HIT THEMAIL.IF YOU NEED TO REGISTER TOVOTE... AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ORTO FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE...HEAD TO TMJ4 DOT COM SLASHDECISION 2020

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