Absentee Voting Encouraged

Officials are encouraging people to vote absentee to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Quickly and effectively coronavirus between the covid?

"*19 pandemic and black lives matter movement it may be easy to forget this is an election year..

But the rochester area foundation is working to raise awareness about voting early..

And safely.

Kimt news three's jessica bringe joins us live from graham park with how we can participate in our patriotic duty while preventing the spread of covid?

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Jessica.

Amy ?

"* graham park has been used previously as a polling location..

But instead of going on?

"*site to vote officas are encouraging voters to go a different route.

Minnesota's secretary of state..

Steve simon and the rochester area foundation are saying this year's general election is a public health issue.

Simon says minnesota has about three thousand polling places with around three million voters..

Which ?

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"( puts abou thousand voters at each location.

So, from a safety standpoint simon says we need to get that number down to prevent the spread of covid?

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To do that ?

"* he wants all f us to consider absentee voting.

<every person who votes from home each year is making the polling place safer for the people to choose that option on election day.

And, i'm not just talking about the voters i'm talking about the poll workers, or the election judge as well.so i strongly ask you to consider going to mnvotes.org and urging other people to do that too.

> simon also says 23 times more voters have already requested absentee ballots compared to two and four years ago.

Live in rochester?

"* jessica bringe kimt news 3 thank you jessica.

Minnesota also needs 30?

"* thousand poll workers..

With covid?

"*19 takig some seniors out of the mix..

The state is asking for help to replenish the ranks.

If you're interested ?

"* you can find that information on kimt?