Special Election in the 7th district takes place today

Special Election in the 7th district takes place today

ALREADY HISTORIC ELECTION.FORTHE FIRST TIME INHISTORY...VOTERS IN THE 7THCONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AREBEING ASKED TO VOTE PRIMARILYBY MAIL.

THEIR VOTE WILLDECIDE WHO WILL REPLACE THELATE ELIJAH CUMMINGS.

DEMOCRATKWEISI MFUME...AND REPLUCIANKIMBERLEY KLACK ARE RUNNING.WMA━2 NEWS RAY STRICKLAND ISLIVE AT EDMONDSON HIGHSCHOOL,..ONE OF THREE VOTINGLOCATIONS...WHERE PEOPLE WHOCANCAST THEIR BALLOTS.

RAY WITHTHE PANDEMIC...HOW IS ITAFFECTING TURNOUT?JAIME, IT'S JUST AN UNUSUALELECTION DAY SO FAR.IT'S BEENQUIET HERE AT EDMONDSON HIGHSCHOOLNOT TOO MANY HAVE COMEHERE TO VOTE IN PERSON.

THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OF COURSEHAVING A HUGE IMPACTSHIFTINGTHE ELECTION TO PRIMARILY VOTEBY MAIL TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROMTHE VIRUS.

TAKE A LOOK INSIDEOF THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE WHICHIS ONE OF THREE POLLINGLOCATIONS.

VOTERS WHO COULDN'TVOTE BY MAIL CAN COME HERE ORTHE OTHER LOCATIONS INBALTIMORE AND HOWARD COUNTIESUNTIL 8:00 AND VOTE IN PERSON.AS OF 5:00, ABOUT 250 PEOPLEHAVE VOTED AT THIS LOCATION.OF COURSE THEY WILL BEDECIDING BETWEEN DEMOCRATKWEISI MFUME AND REPUBLICNKIMBERLEY KLACIK.

BOTH VYINGTO REPLACE THE LATE ELIJAHCUMMINGS WHO HELD THE SEATSINCE THE 90S.

NOW, I SPOKE TOTHE CITY'S ELECTIONS DIRECTORWHO SAYS THE LOW NUMBERS AREBECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S CONCERNSABOUT THE VIRUS WHICH IS WHYPRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT INPLACE HERE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLECAN VOTE SAFELY.

THEYMAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN SOCIALDISTANCEEVERYON E HERE ISREQUIRED TO WEAR A MASKANDEACH BALLOT BOX IS BEING WIPEDDOWN.

EARLIER, I SPOKE TOVOTERS ABOUT WHY THEY DECIDEDTO COME OUT AND VOTE DURINGTHE PANDEMIC INSTEAD OFMAILING IN THEIR BALLOT NOWALSO SO FAR, ABOUT 40,000PEOPLE, IF YOU INCLUDE MAIL INBALLOTS, HAVE VOTED IN THECITYAROUND 100,000 PEOPLE HAVEVOTED IF YOU INCLUDE BALTIMOREAND HOWARD COUNTIES.

THATABOUT A 20 PERCENT VOTERTURNOUT, NOW, POLLS CLOSE AT8:00 AND WE EXPECT EARLYRESULTS SOON AFTER THAT.

SO AREMINDER YOU CAN STILL COMEHERE OR THE OTHER TWO POLLINGLOCATIONS IN BALTIMORE ANDHOWARD COUNTIES TO VOTEOR ASYOUCAN STILL MAIL IN YOUR BALLOTOR DROP IT OFF AT THE POLLINGLOCATIONS AS WELL.

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