Lines form for absentee voting

DEANNA LIVINGSTON- VOTER- GRAY2895 @ :48- :55 "I SET A GOALFOR MYSELF TO BE ONE OF THEFIRST PEOPLE TO VOTE IN RANKINCOUNTY.

I'VE LIVED HERE OVER 50YEARS." PEOPLE LINED UP TO CASTTHEIR VOTE INRANKIN... HINDS... AND MADISONCOUNTIES ONTHE FIRST DAY OF ABSENTEEVOTING.MOST SAY THEY VOTED AS EARLY ASPOSSIBLETO STAY SAFE DURING THE PANDEMICAND AVOIDLARGE CROWDS.COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERKS SAY THEVOTER TURNOUTHAS BEEN GREAT SO FAR.SOTANITA WRAY- MADISON COUNTYCIRCUIT CLERK-RED 8905 @ :33-:41 "THE PHONESHAVE BEENRINGING.

PEOPLE WANTING ABSENTEEBALLOTS.

WANTING TO KNOW WHEREWE ARELOCATED.

IT HAS JUST BEENUNBELIEVABLE."SOTZACK WALLACE- HINDS COUNTYCIRCUIT CLERK-RED 8893 @ :52-1:01 "IT'S A GOODTHING TO GOAHEAD AND GET IT DONE.

THIS ISYOUR FINAL VOTE ONCE YOU VOTE BYABSENTEE.

I HAVE AGREAT STAFF AND WE ARE GOING TOMAKESURE YOU ARE WELL TAKEN CAREOF." THERE ARE SEVERAL SAFETYMEASURES INPLACE TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE..INCLUDING MANDATORY FACE MASKSAND SOCIALDISTANCING.SOTLEE PERRY- VOTER- GRAY 2897 @1:25-1:34"IF WEARING A MASK, WASHING MYHANDS ANDSTAYING DISTANT FROM PEOPLE IFTHAT'S WHATKEEPS ME ALIVE AND EVERYBODYELSE I WILDO THAT WITH NO PROBLEM." VOTERSSAY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TOVOICE THEIR OPINION NOT ONLY FORTHE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION... BUTON ALOCAL LEVEL TOO.SOTNETTIE REID- VOTER- GRAY 2896 @:18-:28"PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THIS ISTHE ONLYLEVERAGE THEY HAVE AND THEY ONLYSAY THEYCAN HAVE A SAY IN WHAT HAPPENSIN THEIR LIVESGOING FORWARD."IN THE METRO SHALEEKA POWELL 16WAPT NEWS.

NOW TO VOTE ABSENTEE YOU MUST BEOUT OFTOWN ON ELECTION DAY -- OR HAVEA RE