Keeping voters safe from COVID-19 at the polls

Keeping voters safe from COVID-19 at the polls

THEIR VOTES.

ABSENTEEBALLOTS.

ARE THE BIG TALKERRIGHT NOW.IN TULSA COUNTY ALONE, THEELECTION BOARD SECRETARYSAYS, UP TO 130 THOUSANDABSENTEE BALLOTS COULD GOOUT BEFORE IT'S ALL SAID ANDDONE.

BECAUSE OF THE SPIKEIN REQUESTS THIS YEAR.

THEELECTION BOARD IS SENDINGTHEM OUT IN CHUNKS.

ELECTIONBOARD SECRETARY GWEN FREEMANIS WORKING HARD TO ENSURESAFE VOTING THIS YEAR.THAT'S IF YOU VOTEABSENTEE... OR IN- PERSON."We've had hundreds andhundreds of people that arewilling to take that riskupon themselves, as opposedto some of our older folks,let them stay home and sitthis one out until the covidcrisis has passed."FOR MORE INFORMATION ONABSENTEE BALLOTS..

YOU CANGO TO KJRHDOT COM.WE'RE NOW ONLY FIVE WEEKSOUT FROM DECIDING WHICH OFTONIGHT'S DEBATERS... WILLBE IN THE OVAL OFFICE FORTHE NEXT FOUR YEARS.CORONAVIRUS IS CHANGING THELANDSCAPE OF IN-PERSONVOTING.

MASON MAURO SHOWS USWHAT OKLAHOMA STATE ANDCOUNTY ELECTION LEADERS...ARE DOING TO KEEP YOU SAFEON ELECTION DAY.(SOT Paul Ziriax / Secretaryof Oklahoma State ElectionBoard) 00:04:47:04 "Ourfirst and foremost priorityis the safety of our pollworkers and voters."00:04:52:06 (SOT GwenFreeman / Secretary of TulsaCo.

Election Board)23:13:14;43 "The mostimportant thing on my mindis keeping our workers and,of course, the voters safe."23:13:19;57 THE ISSUE - OFHIGH IMPORTANCE - FORELECTION LEADERS ACROSS THESTATE OF OKLAHOMA.

KEEPVOTERS CLEAR OF COVID WHENTHEY VISIT THE POLLS ONNOVEMBER 3RD.

(SOT Ziriax)00:08:49:19 "The bottom lineis we've got the safetyprotocols in place.

They'vebeen very effective in thefirst two elections they'vebeen used in." 00:08:56:10JUNE'S PRIMARY ELECTION ANDTHE RUNOFF IN AUGUST - TWOSUCCESSFUL TRIAL RUNS -ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY - FORTHE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.23:10:46;32 "We did find alot about how to conduct anelection during a pandemic."23:10:51;41 GWEN FREEMAN -SECRETARY OF THE TULSACOUNTY ELECTION BOARD -TELLS 2 WORKS FOR YOU THATENTAILS A REQUIRED SIX FEETOF DISTANCE BETWEEN VOTERS,MANDATINGMASKS FOR POLL WORKERS, ANDSANITIZING VOTING STATIONS.FREEMAN ALSO SAYS A LIMITEDAMOUNT OF VOTERS WILL BEALLOWED INSIDE THEIR POLLINGPLACE AT ONE TIME.

THEY'REEVEN GIVING EACH VOTER THEIROWN PEN TO FILL OUT ABALLOT.

23:13:06;16 "We'retrying to take every measurepossible." 23:13:08;04 THEEXTRA PRECAUTION - PLUS THEPOTENTIAL FOR HISTORIC VOTERTURNOUT.LOCAL ELECTIONLEADERS WARN OF WAIT TIMESAT POLLING PLACES.

IF YOU'REVOTING IN-PERSON ON NOVEMBER3RD - THEY SUGGEST - GET TOTHE POLLS EARLY AND PRACTICEPATIENCE.

(MASON STAND-UP)"For the first time theTulsa County Election Boardwill use ONEOK Field as itsonly early voting locationfor the election.

If you'dlike tovote in-person but areafraid of facing COVID in aconfined polling place - youcan cast your vote here fromOctober 29th to October31st.

In Tulsa, Mason Mauro2 Works for You."THE STATE ELECTION BOARDSECRETARY TELLS US THEY