OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Tonight, we'll continue to provide polling place updates in our area so you know what to plan for when heading out to cast your vote.
3 news Now Reporter Kent Luetzen is seeing long lines in Council Bluffs at Epworth United Methodist Church:
UPDATE: I have just learned that Pottawattamie County was forced to consolidate precincts because of the lack of poll workers.
— Kent Luetzen (@KentLuetzen) November 4, 2020
Melvyn Houser, Pottawatamie County Auditor, tells me that experienced poll workers chose not to work this year due to the pandemic.
WATCH: Council Bluffs, Iowa voters are concerned about the wait times at one polling place.
— Kent Luetzen (@KentLuetzen) November 3, 2020
Multiple voters that I’ve spoke with say this single polling place holds five districts, unlike years past when it only held two.
One of the longest lines I’ve seen. #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/kNMMl9JJRX
3 News Now Reporter Kent Luetzen took at look at long lines to vote at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. pic.twitter.com/1e6bGuFboE
— KMTV 3 News Now (@3NewsNowOmaha) November 3, 2020
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