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AARP Mississippi Explains how Voters Can Cast an Absentee Ballot This Year
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(OPEN):
ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. AND, KIMBERLY CAMPBELL,
ESQUIRE--THE STATE-DIRECTOR OF "A-A-R-P
MISSISSIPPI"--EXPLAINS HOW VOTERS CAN CAST AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT--INCLUDING SOME OF THE PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC...
(CAMPBELL):
"ABSENTEE VOTING IN MISSISSIPPI IS RESERVED FOR THOSE IN SPECIFIC CATEGORIES; THESE INCLUDE ALL VOTERS WHO ARE 65 OR OLDER, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CAN CITE HEALTH- OR WORK-DEMANDS, TEMPORARY RELOCATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, OR SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES.
VOTERS CAN ALSO CAST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IF THEY HAVE A DISABILITY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM GOING TO THE
POLLS--WHICH, THIS YEAR, INCLUDES VOTERS WHO ARE UNDER A PHYSICIAN-IMPOSED QUARANTINE, OR ARE CARING FOR A DEPENDENT
WHO'S UNDER QUARANTINE. VOTERS CAN FILL OUT AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THEIR COUNTY
CIRCUIT-CLERK'S OFFICE, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS-HOURS. THERE'S ALSO A CURBSIDE-OPTION FOR ABSENTEE
VOTING--AS WELL AS A CURBSIDE-OPTION FOR IN-PERSON VOTING ON ELECTION DAY, FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE MOBILITY-ISSUES.
THE DEADLINE FOR IN-PERSON ABSENTEE-VOTING IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31ST."
(CLOSE):
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABSENTEE-VOTING ELIGIBILITY, CAMPBELL URGES MISSISSIPPIANS TO CALL THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S ELECTION-HOTLINE--AT 1-800-829-6786--OR TO VISIT "A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"M-S-VOTES".
