EYES ARE ITCHY AND NOSES ARE
RUN.
FIRST ON FOX AN
UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF
INTEREST IN VOTING BY MAIL IS
TAKING PLACE IN BOTH MISSOURI
AND ILLINOIS AND HOW TO DO SO
DEPENDS ON WHAT SIDE OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER YOU LIVE.
FOX TWO'S JEFF BERNTHAL
JOINING US FROM EDWARDSVILLE
TONIGHT WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE. JEFF.
HERE AT THE MADISON COUNTY
CLERK'S OFFICE. THEY HAVE
RECEIVED ALREADY MORE THAN
DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF REQUESTS
FOR MAIL IN BALLOTS THAN THEY
RECEIVED DURING THE ENTIRE
2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR THIS
SEARCH APPEARS TO BE CONCERNS
ABOUT COVID-19. ST. LOUIS
COUNTY ELECTION WORKERS ARE
BUSY PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR
ABSENTEE AND MAIL IN BALLOTS.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER
90,000 APPLICATIONS IN HOUSE
THAT IS AT LEAST 6 TIMES MORE
THAN WE'VE HAD 4 YEARS AGO.
IN MISSOURI, THERE ARE 2
DIFFERENT WAYS TO VOTE BY
MAIL. ONE WAY IS TO REQUEST AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT. YOU'LL BE
REQUIRED TO CHECK MARK ONE OF
SEVERAL QUALIFYING REASONS FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU EXPECT TO BE OUT
OF TOWN ON ELECTION DAY OR
YOU'RE AT RISK OF CONTRACTING
COVID-19 ABSENTEE BALLOTS DO
NOT NEED TO BE NOTARIZED IF
YOU DON'T MEET ANY OF THE
ABSENTEE REQUIREMENTS, BUT
STILL WON A VOTE BY MAIL IN
MISSOURI. YOU CAN BUT THE
BALLOT MUST BE NOTARIZED
ELECTION OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE
ANYONE WANTING TO VOTE BY MAIL
TO SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST FOR A
BALLOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO
ELECTION WORKERS CAN VERIFY
PROCESS AND BE READY TO MAIL
OUT BALLOTS TO VOTERS AS SOON
AS LEGALLY POSSIBLE.
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN
VOTING EITHER ABSENTEE OR
MALIN THEY SHOULD GO AHEAD AND
SEND IN THEIR APPLICATION NOW.
WON'T BE SENT OUT UNTIL LATER
IN THE MONTH BECAUSE ABSENT
BECAUSE OFFICIALLY OPEN THE
TILL SEPTEMBER 22ND.
MISSOURI ELECTION
AUTHORITIES MUST RECEIVE MAIL
IN BALLOTS BY 07:00PM ON
ELECTION DAY IN ILLINOIS MAIL
IN VOTES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY
ELECTION DAY AND RECEIVE NO
MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE
ELECTION. ILLINOIS COUNTIES
CAN MAIL OUT BALLOTS UP UNTIL
OCTOBER 29TH. BUT ELECTION
OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE VOTERS NOT
TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY.
WHAT MAKES ME A LITTLE
NERVOUS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
HOW QUICKLY THE MAIL WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THEIR BALLOT TO
THE VOTER.
KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE
OTHER OPTION AS WELL IN
ILLINOIS, THERE IS EARLY
VOTING IN MISSOURI THERE'S
ABSENTEE IN PERSON VOTING.
SOME OTHER DEADLINES TO KEEP
IN MIND. THE LAST DAY TO
REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE
UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
IF YOU'RE IN MISSOURI THAT
DEADLINE OCTOBER 7TH, ILLINOIS
AS SAME DAY REGISTRATION
BEATING YOU CAN REGISTER TO
VOTE ON ELECTION DAY WE'LL
HAVE MORE DETAILS YOU CAN
ACCESS. WITH A FOX 2 AP
REPORTING LIVE FROM
EDWARDSVILLE JEFF BERNTHAL FOX
2 NEWS WITH JUST 2 MONTHS
UNTIL ELECTION DAY SOME
LAWMAKERS ARE CONCERNED
MISINFORMATION SPREADING ON
