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How will seniors in nursing homes vote safely?

Video Credit: FOX 4 Now Florida - Duration: 01:09s - Published
How will seniors in nursing homes vote safely?

How will seniors in nursing homes vote safely?

Fox 4 reached out to nursing homes in the SWFL area to find out how they plan on safely voting.

STILL TAKING ADVICE FROM MEDICALEXPERTS, AND ARE NOT AMENDINGTHEIR IN SCHOOL POLICIESRIGHT NOW, THERE ARE MORE THAN70-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN floriNURSING HOMES AND OTHER SENIORLIVING FACILTIES....AS THE GENERAL ELECTIONAPPROACHES...SOME people AREWONDERING HOW ALL THOSEVOTERS....WILL SAFELY CAST THEIRBALLOT.WE REACHED OUT TO THE LEE COUNTYSUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND ALOCAL FACILITY TO SEE WHAT THEIRPLAN is.GULF COAST VILLAGE TOLD US THEYWILL NO LONGER BE A POLLINGPLACE THIS YEAR...and they sayTHEY HAVE BEEN WORKING FORMONTHS TO MAKE SURE the peoplewho live in their facilities cansafely vote.((Greg Anderson//Gulf CoastVillage Executive Director))((PHONER"Just again this week, they metwith the residents at each levelof care to make sure thateverybody who wanted to votecould vote.

That absenteeballots were ordered for them.Or if they wanted to go to thepolling places, we’ve reserveone bus to take residents on asocially distanced ride to tpolling place."THE LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OFELECTIONS SAYS THOSE FACILITIESCAN ALSO HAVE MAIL-IN BALLOTSDROPPED OFF in BULK...AND WHILEA STAFFER CAN RETURNTHEM....THEY C




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