SATURDAY'S WIN OVER OLE MISS MEANS FOR HUDSON CLARK. LONG LINES. HOURS OF WAITING AND NEW
COVID 19 PRECAUTIONS ALL MARK
THE START OF VOTING SEASON HERE
IN ARKANSAS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR
WATCHING. I'M ARLENE GOLDSMITH.
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS PEOPLE
ACROSS THE STATE WILL MAKE
THEIR VOICES HEARD AT THE
BALLOT BOX. THIS SEASON ARRIVES
WITH PENT EXCITEMENT AS YOU CAN
SEE BY PICTURES OF THE LINES
SENT TO US BY SEVERAL VIEWERS.
TDB ELEVEN DOLLARWAY HOYT EYE
ON SOME OF THE LONGER LINES
TODAY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE. HE JOINS
US LIVE FROM LITTLE ROCK WITH
MORE. HEY THERE ONLY A MALI SAY
YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN A DAY WHERE
WE'VE SAID FOR WEEKS THAT YOU
NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IF YOU'RE
HEADED TO THE POLLS, WHETHER
YOU DO IT FOR EARLY VOTING,
ABSENTEE VOTING OR ON ELECTION
DAY. BUT EVEN IF YOU'VE
FOLLOWED YOUR IMPULSES LIKE WE
JUST MAYOR FRANK SCOTT DO
COMING OUT FROM HIS CITY HALL
OFFICE AND ACROSS THE STREET
HERE TO THE ELECTION CENTER,
YOU FOLLOW THOSE IMPULSES. YOU
KIND OF KNEW THEY WERE GONNA BE
LINES. WELL, IT DID NOT DETER
THE PEOPLE FROM COMING TO VOTE.
A BUSY DAY FOR THE MEN AND
WOMEN AT THE DOORS HIGH DEMAND
TO GET IN AND GET THOSE VOTES
DOWN. AND IT IS VERY EFFICIENT
INSIDE EASY AND I A SIGN OF THE
TIMES VOTING DURING A PANDEMIC.
EARLY VOTING STICKERS AND A
DISPOSABLE STYLUS FOR MARKING
THE TOUCH SCREENS IN LITTLE
ROCK AND IN HOT SPRINGS. THE
ESTABLISHED EARLY VOTING
LOCATIONS SAW LINES OF ABOUT AN
HOUR AT THEIR PEAKS BUT IN THE
SPARSE CITY THE PLAN TO OPEN A
VOTING LOCATION AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER WORKED LIKE A
CHARM. VOTING THERE TOOK JUST A
FEW MINUTES IN THE WIDE OPEN
SPACES BUT UP IN LITTLE ROCK AT
LEAST ONE OF THE NEW VOTING
CENTERS DREW A CROWD. HOW LONG
DID YOU WAIT? AN HOUR AND 10
MINUTES. BUT I WAS AROUND
EXCELLENT PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE
WHO WAITED THAT LONG SEEMED
HAPPY TO DO IT. EVEN THOSE WITH
A FEW YEARS LEFT TO WAIT BEFORE
THEY GET TO VOTE. NOW EARLY
VOTING HOURS VARY BY COUNTY
HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY. THEY'VE
MADE A BIG DEAL ABOUT HAVING
ALL OF THE VOTING CENTERS ON
THE SAME TIMETABLE JUST CLOSED
UP FOR THE EVENING AT 6 ON
WEEKDAYS. IF YOU HAVE AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT THAT YOU WANT
TO DROP OFF, DON'T GET MIXED
UP. MAKE SURE YOU BRING THAT TO
A COUNTY COURTHOUSE HERE IN
LITTLE ROCK. THEY'VE GOT DRIVE
THRU LANES AND SPECIAL PARKING
SPACES SET UP ACROSS THE STREET
.IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR ABSENTEE
BALLOT AFTER YOU DROP IT OFF,
WELL YOU WANT TO TUNE INTO US
TONIGHT AT 10 O'CLOCK. SO MUCH
HAS BEEN MADE OF THE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT WE FACE AS WE GO TO
VOTE THIS YEAR. WELL, WE SAT
DOWN WITH THE DIRECTOR
OF ELECTIONS HERE IN PAUL LASKY
COUNTY. HE SHOWED US SOME
OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE
NEW OPERATIONS THAT THEY HAVE
THAT WILL KEEP AND HANDLE ALL
OF THOSE ABSENTEE MAIL IN
BALLOTS THAT ARE FLOODING IN.
AND HE EXPLAINS WHY IT'LL BE SO
DIFFICULT TO HACK THE ELECTION
HERE IN ARKANSAS. WE TRACK THE
PROCESS. COMING UP TONIGHT AT
10:00 ON T H V 11:00 NEWS FROM
OUR NOW MY LISA WILL SEND
THINGS BACK TO YOU. GOOD
INFORMATION THERE ROLLING.
THANKS SO MUCH. A LOT OF VOTERS
IN ALASKA COUNTY ARE ALREADY
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW
ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP OFF
LOCATION ROLLY MENTIONED THERE
INCLUDING A CANDIDATE AND ONE
OF ARKANSAS'S BIGGEST RACES
DEMOCRATIC CONVERT
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JOYCE
ELLIOTT DROPPED OFF HER BALLOT
AT THE SITE TODAY. WE'VE
REACHED OUT TO HER OPPONENT,
CONGRESSMAN FRENCH HILL. HIS
CAMPAIGN HAS NOT ANNOUNCED WHEN
HE'LL BE VOTING BUT T V ELEVEN
WILL TRY TO BE THERE AND YOU
CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PULASKI
COUNTY'S ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP
OFF LOCATION ON T V ELEVEN DOT
COM AND AS EARLY VOTERS MADE
THEIR WAY TO THE POLLS. ISSUE 1
TOOK CENTER STAGE AT TWO EVENTS
TODAY. EARLIER OPPONENTS OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CONTINUE
A HALF PERCENT SALES TAX FOR
STATE HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES HELD
A RALLY IN LITTLE ROCK TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE
AGAINST IT. THEY SAY THERE WILL
NEVER BE ENOUGH MONEY TO
COVER ALL THE STATE'S PROJECTS
AND MOST OF THE FUNDS WOULD GO
TO PROJECTS IN LITTLE ROCK. AND
THIS AFTERNOON GOVERNOR ASA
HUTCHINSON AND OTHER SUPPORTERS
OF MAKING THE TAX PERMANENT
GATHERED IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK
TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR
IT. THEY SAY KEEPING THE TAX
WILL SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF JOBS
AND BRING IN EIGHT BILLION
DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
AND IF YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE
LOST ON ISSUE 1 OR ANYTHING
ELSE YOU MAY SEE ON YOUR BALLOT
TODAY TO BE 11 HAS YOU
COVERED . WE'VE DONE YOU A
FAVOR AND PUT TOGETHER A
COMPREHENSIVE VOTER GUIDE
DESIGNED TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE
POLLS FROM THE BIG RACES TO
VOTING EXPLAINERS. AND AS IT
ALL AND IT'S EASY TO ACCESS YOU
CAN FIND IT ON THE HOME PAGE
OF T H V 11 DOT COM OR YOU CAN