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Richardson Co to utilize familiar polling places

By John Nixon

05/11/2020

(KLZA)-- Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Nebraska.
The coronavirus and the addition of three new mail-in only precincts has led to a large voter turnout already.

Richardson County Clerk Mary Eickhoff reports 47 percent of the counties registered voters requested early ballots be mailed to them. As of last week there were already 1,810 votes cast which is more than in the 2016 presidential primary election ,which had just over 1,500 ballots cast.

As of last week, voter turnout was already at 33 percent, surpassing the 25 percent voter turnout in 2016. For those casting ballots at the polls Tuesday, you will be going to your normal polling place to vote.

Eickhoff says a concentrated effort will be made to keep voters and poll workers safe. Masks will be available for voters to wear. Each voter will be given a pen to use to cast their ballots and you will keep the pen. Poll workers will be sanitizing the ballot booth once a voter leaves. Voters are directed to use social distancing guidelines if there is a line when you go to vote.

Polls will be open Tuesday from 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Those that received early ballots have until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday to return those ballots to the Richardson County Courthouse and place them in the drop box at the street level entrance on the north side of the building.

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