THERE WITHOUT A HITCH. LET’S GO TO MY COLLEAGUE LARRY
SPRUILL IN DETROIT.
>> Larry: GOOD EVENING, PAULA.
I AM HERE LIVE IN DETROIT WHERE
VOTERS HAVE BEEN CASTING THEIR
BALLOTS.
BALLOTS. THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSTANT
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, AND ONE
THING IS ON THE MIND OF VOTERS
AND POLL WORKERS, THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. LET’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE VIDEO
WE HAVE INSIDE THE VOTING
PRECINCTS THROUGHOUT METRO
DETROIT.
DETROIT. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED
CASES IN MICHIGAN, THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS HEALTHY
AND SAFE.
AND SAFE. THEY’RE WEARING MASKS ON THEIR
FACE, AS WELL.
I TALKED TO JANICE WINFREY, OVER
THE ELECTIONS IN WAYNE COUNTY
AND SHE TELLS ME OF COURSE THE
CORONAVIRUS IS ON EVERYONE’S
MIND THIS ELECTION SEASON.
AND ALTHOUGH IT’S NOT MANDATORY
THE WORKERS WEAR THE MASKS, IT’S
TOTALLY FINE FOR THEM TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. THE OTHER THING WE NOTICE IS
HAND SANITIZER ON THE POLLING
TABLES.
TABLES. SHE TELLS ME THE VIRUS WILL PLAY
A FACTOR IN THE VOTING TURN-OUT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HERE AT
THIS PRECINCT, ABOUT 600 PEOPLE
CAST THEIR BALLOTS.
ABOUT HALF OF THAT HAPPENED IN
JUST THE LAST HOUR OR SO.
WHEN IT COMES TO ABSENTEE
BALLOTS, THEY PLAN ON VOTING AND
COUNTING BETWEEN 20 TO 30