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>> A QUESTIONABLE ABOUT WHAT
TURNOUT WILL
LOOK LIKE LESS THAN AN HOUR
SOME VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE
WILL HEAD TO THE POLLS TO CAST
THEIR BALLOTS IN THE
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, BUT
TODAY’S ELECTION. WHAT’S
HAPPENING UNDER THE CLOUD OF
CORONAVIRUS NEWS 4 JAX REPORTER
ZAC LASHWAY IS LIVE AT THE
DUVAL COUNTY ELECTION CENTER ON
THE NORTH SIDE THAT THE STATE
AND THE COUNTY WANT VOTERS
TO KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE
SAFE TO VOTE TODAY, THEY HAVE
PROTOCOL IN PLACE TO TRY TO
KEEP IT HEALTHY.
>> YEAH, I’M MELANIE, THOSE POLLS OPEN IN LESS THAN 55 MINUTES THAT IS GOING TO BE A
MAJOR TASK FOR THOSE WORKING
THE ELECTIONS TODAY WITH POLLS
OPENING AT 7 O’CLOCK THIS
MORNING. JOINING ME NOW
SUPERVISOR
OF ELECTIONS IN DUVALL COUNTY
MIKE HOGAN MIKEY MIKE THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
THIS MORNING. 199 PRECINCTS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS RIGHT
WILL BE OPEN 109 PRECINCTS IN
JUST ABOUT AN
HOUR NOW.
>> HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED
ANYTHING LIKE THIS AMID A
PANDEMIC SUCH AS COVID 19 NO I
DON’T THINK ANYBODY ELSE SAYS
IN THIS
BUSINESS EITHER I WANT THE
VOTERS TO KNOW THAT WE’VE DONE
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THE
PLACE CLEAN AND SANITIZED.
HOWEVER IT’S GOT A LOT OF HAS
TO DO WITH HOW THEY APPROACH
TODAY.
>> THERE ARE RISK FOR EVERYBODY
THEIR RISK FOR MY WORKERS THEIR
RISK FOR
THE VOTERS AS IT RELATES TO
THIS VIRUS, ANYBODY COULD BE
YOU KNOW CONTAGIOUS WE DON’T
KNOW.
THAT WE’VE MADE THE PRINT THE
PRECAUTIONS AND FULFILL
REQUIREMENTS AS A THAT BEEN SET
DOWN TO US BY THE CDC. BUT
YOU’RE NOT WALKING INTO A
DOCTOR’S OFFICE. AND MY POLL
WORKERS ARE NOW.
HEALTH WORKERS. SO WE MINIMIZE
THE CONTACT TO THE BEST OF
OUR ABILITY. YOU MAY NOT HAVE
SECRECY SLEEVE.
THAT’S THAT’S A THAT’S A COMMON
ITEM THAT EVERYBODY USES SO IF
WE CAN GIVE YOU JUST THE BALLOT
YOU CAN GOVERN PLACED ON THE
TABULATE ARE. SO WE THINK THAT
EVERYTHING THAT WE’RE
DOING TODAY ALONG WITH WHAT THE
PUBLIC WILL HELP US WITH SOCIAL
DISTANCING TRY TO STAY 6 FEET
AWAY AND KNOW THAT WE CAN’T
JUST PACK
THESE ROOMS, THEY’LL JUST BE SO
MANY PEOPLE OUT AND IN THE
PROGRAM IN A TIME YOU KNOW FOR
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN EARLY
VOTING
AT PRECINCTS.
>> THOSE HEADING TO THE POLLS
TODAY WILL SEE AN INCREASED
NUMBER WORKERS CLEANING THE
AREAS IN WHICH
THEY OCCUPY HAND SANITIZERS
INTACT SANITIZING THE PENS
PEOPLE USE THE SERVICES PEOPLE
PUT THEIR
BELONGINGS ON.
>> SO FORTH EVERYTHING THAT’S
THE SERVICES THAT ARE TOUCHED
BY THE PUBLIC WILL
BE SANITIZED. WE DO HAVE HAND
SANITIZER AND WE ALSO
HAVE WHITES. BUT WE ENCOURAGE
THE THE VOTERS TO BRING THEIR
OWN HAND SANTIZER IN WIVES IN
AND BE PREPARED TO VOTE IN A
LITTLE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT
IN PREPARATION.
>> FOR TODAY YOU HAD TO MAKE
THE DECISION TO RELOCATE 4
PRECINCTS. YES, WE DID AT THE
LAST MINUTE.
NORMALLY WE HAVE WE LOSE A FEW
PRECINCTS AND HAVE TO
REARRANGE THINGS BUT WE’VE
NEVER LOST PRECINCTS IN EARLY
VOTING. WE LOST 6 OF OUR
ELECTION THEY PRECINCTS DURING
EARLY VOTING. AND SO WE’VE
ALREADY MOVED ALL THOSE SITES.
WE
HAVE PEOPLE AT THE OLD SITE
DIRECTING ANYONE THAT MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN NOTICE WE SENT OUT A
POST CARDS TO ALL THOSE THAT WE
COULD GET THE MAIL TO IN TIME
AND WE EVEN MADE PHONE CALLS
FOR THOSE THAT HAD THEIR A
PHONE NUMBER ON OUR RECORDS.
SO WE’VE ALERTED AS MUCH AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN, BUT IT’S A A
SECONDARY MEASURE, WE’LL HAVE
PEOPLE AT PRECINCT DIRECTING
THE FOLKS TO THE RIGHT ONE AND
REALLY QUICK BEFORE I LET YOU
GO LOOKING AHEAD TO THE
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER AND NOW
WE’RE HEARING FROM OFFICIALS
THAT.
>> VIRUS COULD RUN ITS COURSE
FOR MONTHS TO COME. DO YOU HAVE
ANY CONCERN ON ANY POSSIBLE IMPACTS LOOKING FORWARD. YOU KNOW
WE ARE WE’RE FACING A SHARK
RIGHT NOW AS WE REALLY HAVEN’T
LOOKED THAT FAR DOWN THE LINE
BUT I WOULD SAY IF WE HAD THESE
KIND OF CONDITIONS AGAIN IN
AUGUST AND NOVEMBER I WOULD.
AT LEAST PROPOSE FROM MY POSITION THAT WE DO IN ALL MAIL BALLOT. THAT’S A DECISION THAT
THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE TONIGHT
AND THAT’S SOMETHING OF COURSE
YOU’LL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOUR
COUNTERPARTS
THROUGHOUT THE OTHER COUNTIES
IN THE STATE AS MIKE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING IN TO GIVE
YOU AN ELBOW THERE YOU GO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE OF COURSE
WILL CONTINUE
TO FOLLOW.
>> TODAY’S ELECTION THROUGHOUT
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