OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Due to the coronavirus and social distancing, there is no early voting in person at polling places. Looking to eliminate their risk of in person voting on May 12, many people are choosing early voting by mail.
It doesn't take long to scroll the internet and find comments of people questioning the vote-by-mail process and if their vote will be lost. Or how many votes will be found in the trunk of someone's car.
But times have changed are there are new rules governing the vote-by-mail process.
"You can check the status of your ballot," explained Rebecca Armstrong Langle, co-president for the League of Women Voters. "From the time that you request a ballot and it arrives in their office, you can track it back. This is more than you can see if voting at a polling place."
In Wisconsin, lines were long and voters unhappy to have to put their lives on the line to vote.
Due to the coronavirus, the governor has suspended in-person early voting, and if they are skeptical about dropping it in the mail, they can drop it off.
"There are lock boxes throughout the city, they are very secure, no one can get in there except for an official with the Douglas County or Sarpy County election commission," Langle said.
Requests for a early vote-by-mail ballot has to be received by May 1.
Along with the benefit of being able to vote in your pajamas, Langle says voting by mail allows you extra time to sit at home, research the candidates and make an informed decision
Visit vote411.org for more information.
