Morgan County Sheriff's Office activates mobile command headquarters for Election Day

Morgan County Sheriff's Office activates mobile command headquarters for Election Day

In morgan county - the sheriff's office says they've been preparing for election day for more than a month!

We learned they activated their mobile command head quarters today to respond to any problems that may arise.

Waay 31's alexis scott spent to day in morgan county - to learn how deputies and voters are navigating a busy election day.

The morgan county sheriff's office will be spread out across 38 different polling places and here at their mobile command center all day.

This where they get real time information from the polls - which allows them to keep up with traffic issues and anything else election workers may need.

Mike swafford, morgan county sheriff's office "we touch base with the polling precincts here and there and see if they need anything.

Really most of our apparatus is built to be behind scenes and to be called upon if needed," mike swafford - with the morgan county sheriff's office - said there are 70 units across the county for election day.

And the core of the operation is here at the mobile command unit.

Nat here - they can keep up with any issues that poll workers may be seeing... voter turnout at polling locations... and traffic data.

That's key when it comes to one of the county's biggest polling places.

At decatur baptist church ... the wait time is nearly 2 hours.

Linsey grant was one of nearly thousands of people who came to the church to vote tuesday morning.

Linsey grant, voter "i honestly don't mind waiting just because i want to make sure i get my vote out and that i am representing the person i want to vote for," "i think a lot of people are voicing their opinions and voicing their right to vote this year more than others and i'm excited to be apart of that," nat pop sound of poll worker getting older person even though some polling places have longer wait times than others - people i talked with said they're glad they were able to vote.

And swafford told me he hopes people remember to do the right thing and stay safe.

Mike swafford, morgan county sheriff's office "bring your patience but enjoy the process, this is what we get to do, it's important to be an america, use that right that we have to vote and we want to make sure that you're able to do it," reporting in morgan county alexis scott waay-31 news.

We got an update from the sheriff's office about 30 minutes ago.

They said there are no major issues.

Wait times at most polling locations are 20 to 30 minutes - but can be up to an hour at larger locations.

They also said