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Residents receive help on how to vote

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Residents receive help on how to vote
Residents receive help on how to vote

Boulevard Brewery serves as a site for residents to navigate voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS US ONE GROUP --HOPING TO HELP.Crosby Adams//lives in Sheldon,MO-orginally from Tulsa, OK"I'm excited to vote."THIS BOOTH set up outsideBOULEVARD BREWERY toget PEOPLE REGISTEREDTO VOTE CAUGHT CROSBYADAMS' ATTENTION.Crosby Adams//from Sheldon, MO-orginally from Tulsa, OKI was planning on voting mymail just because I was stillregistered to vote inOklahoma I was going to filefor an absentee ballot."BUT SHE NOW LIVES INMISSOURI AND TODAYFOUND OUT SHE CANCHANGE HER ADDRESS TOVOTE IN THE SHOW-MESTATE.Crosby Adams//from Sheldon, MO-orginally from Tulsa, OKI did learn something newtoday, I thought that becausemy license was still for thestate of Oklahoma.With an expected recordturn-out and COVID-19concerns, ADAMS IS ONE OFMANY voters trying tonavigate HOW TO VOTE INTHE UPCOMING NovemberELECTION.SO ORGANIZATIONS LIKEHEADCOUNT spent SundayHELPING PEOPLE TOENSURE THEY ARE ABLETO VOTE.Holly Nichol, head count teamleaderfor Kansas CityMake a plan for how you wantto vote and make sure youhave that plan in place earlybecause obviously there aredeadlines that are very strict.Nick StarlingTIME IS TICKING DOWN TOREGISTER TO VOTEIN MISSOURI THE DEADLINEIS OCTOBER 7TH AND INKANSAS YOU HAVE A WEEKLONGER-UNTIL THE 13TH.IF YOU ARE VOTINGABSENTEE-THAT'S WHEREEACH STATE IS DIFFERENT,TOO-IN KANSAS YOU DON'TNEED AN EXCUSE-BUT INMISSOURI YOU NEED ANOTARY."EXCEPTIONS TO THATRULE: INCAPACITY ORCONFINEMENT DUE TOILLNESS OR IF YOU FALLINTO AN AT-RISKCATEGORY.Sandy Eeds//President of theLeague of Women Voters of KansasCity, Jackson, Clay and PlatteCounties.It has been very complicated.SANDY EEDS is THEPRESIDENT OF A LOCALCHAPTER FOR THELEAGUE OF WOMENVOTERS.She SAYS FOR ABSENTEEBALLOTS YOU SHOULDTURN THEM IN NO LATERthan one WEEK BEFORETHE ELECTION.Sandy Eeds//President of theLeague of Women Voters of KansasCity, Jackson, Clay and PlatteCounties.Frankly if you've got your mindmade up we would say beatthat even a little bit more.AND MAKE SURE YOUDON'T VOTE BY MAILANDTHEN SHOW UP AT THEPOLLS ON ELECTION DAYAND VOTE TRYING TOVOTE TWICEIT'S Aagainst the law.Voter fraud is a felony and it'susually the one felony that willalways restrict you from votingin the future.INSTEAD - CHECK TO SEEIF THE ELECTION OFFICERECEIVED YOUR BALLOT.REPORTING IN KANSASCITYNICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.

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