Rossen Reports: Safety changes at voting locations

Hi. Yeah. You know, this year is unlike any other. You want to head to the polls and vote in person, But are the polls safe? You might have to stand in line inside for up to an hour, maybe even mawr, just to fill out your ballot. So what do the polls look like? Inside, Anyway? I am taking you through the voting process step by step to show you exactly what you can expect and some tricks along the way to help you stay safe. You've seen the lines early voting has started, and from North Carolina to New Mexico to Louisiana, many polling sites have rolled out new safety measures. So what is it like to go through the voting process at the polls? Soup to nuts from beginning to end. They've already had hundreds of people here for early voting, and you just can think what it's gonna be like on Election Day. This is a senior center. People have been socially distanced all day. Come on in. I'm gonna walk you through the process. And we wanted to wait until they were finished with their early voting for the day. So we didn't interrupt anyone you're immediately greeted by this. A table full of hand sanitizer. Don't mind if I do, actually, on bare arm asks if you forgot one at home and even gloves. If you want to be extra safe, you immediately. Once your time is up in line, you come here to one of the ah poll volunteers and they have plexiglass up this year. I'm sure you're happy about that to protect you. And this protects you as well. So what would normally happen you would ask me from I would ask you for your first and last name first and last name right. They also need me to verify my address. And in many states, you may need to show i d. Once you're verified, the computer will print out a custom bar code sticker in that bar code is basically my personal information on my personal reference number. That makes me sad. Everything. Some states will use the barcode. Others will scan your license. But either way, your personal information is assigned to your ballot. Once you fill this out, you're going to slip it into this envelope and sign your name at the top line. You guys were awesome, because these were all sanitized right there, sanitizing every pen. So I'm gonna come. Come and choose this one over here. Hey, guys, how are you? Thank you for helping. And if you look, all the voting machines were pretty spaced out right there, all 6 ft apart. So I have my pen, my ballot, and this is what you dio. By the way, here's a tip. You can bring your own pen from home. As long as it's black ink. It does the job. And if your location uses touch screen voting machines, bring your own stylists or rubber gloves. It's allowed whatever makes you feel safe. You put it in like this and walk over here and we grab the pen and you want us to return the use pens right and interesting. This year you don't want us licking. No, you don't want this. So they have glue. They have glue here to close this up. Has this blue been sanitized? Yes, it has. And I verify that your signature is there. You voted My signature is there and I drop it out. But in the booth and that's it, that's all. And of course who wants to stand in long lines near other people for long periods of time. Instead, vote during off peak times from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. To 4:30 p.m. If your state does allow early voting, take advantage. So you're not with the crowds on Election Day. Do you think voting is safe this year? Absolutely. It's basically kind of contact list it is. I mean, there's nothing that you're touching it or that were touching it all. And you're doing it all yourself, and we make everything available for you to make it safe. If you do plan on voting early, I'm hearing from a lot of you saying, Well, hold on a minute. Are they going to count my early vote? My early ballot into election night results? When do early votes get processed and counted? It really goes state by state. And we have a full state by state breakdown. When your state we'll be counting early ballots when you'll see it reflected in the total tally. It's on my Web site right now. Rawson reports dot com back to you

This voting season is going to be unlike any other. Many of you are mailing in your ballots, worried about voting in person. But if you can’t mail in your ballot, is voting in person safe? Or will your polling location be the next COVID-19 super-spreader event? Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen is going to take you through the voting process, step-by-step, to show you exactly what you can expect. It’s basically contactless; watch the video above to see how and for safety tips you can use! Early ballot processing and counting: state-by-state breakdown Turning your ballot in early? Will it be counted and reflected during election night results? Below is a list of when states are processing and counting mail-in and early ballots. Processing means getting the ballot ready to be counted by flattening and opening envelopes, verifying signatures, sorting ballots, etc. Alabama: Ballots are processed on and counted after the polls close on Election Day. Alaska: Ballots can be processed a week before and counted after the polls close on Election Day. Arizona: Ballots can be processed and counted a couple of weeks before Election Day. Arkansas: Ballots can be processed a week before and counted on Election Day. California: Ballots can be processed and counted a few weeks before Election Day. Colorado: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted a couple of weeks before Election Day. Connecticut: Processing and counting varies by community. Delaware: Ballots can be processed and counted the Friday before Election Day. Florida: Ballots can be processed and counted a few weeks before Election Day. Georgia: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.Hawaii: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted more than a week before Election Day.Idaho: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day. Illinois: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after the polls close on Election Day.Indiana: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.Iowa: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day. Kansas: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and final counts are tabulated on Election Day. Kentucky: Ballots can be processed weeks before and counted on Election Day. Louisiana: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day. Maine: Ballots can be processed and counted after the polls close on Election Day. Maryland: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and can be counted weeks before. Massachusetts: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.Michigan: Ballots are processed the day before Election Day and counted on Election Day. Minnesota: Ballots are processed upon receipt and are counted after the polls close on Election Day. Mississippi: Ballots are processed on Election Day and counted after the polls close. Missouri: Ballots can be processed day before and counted on Election Day. Montana: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted the day before Election Day. Nebraska: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.Nevada: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day. New Hampshire: Some ballots are processed before Election Day and counted after the polls close on Election Day. New Jersey: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted days before Election Day. New Mexico: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day. New York: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted after Election Day. North Carolina: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted weeks before Election Day but not tabulated until Election Day.North Dakota: Ballots are processed the day before and counted after the polls close on Election Day. Ohio: Ballots can be processed and counted on Election Day. Oklahoma: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.Oregon: Ballots can be processed and counted days before Election Day.Pennsylvania: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day. Rhode Island: Ballots can be processed weeks before Election Day and counted after the polls close on Election Day. South Carolina: Ballots are processed the day before and counted on Election Day. South Dakota: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after polls close on Election Day. Tennessee: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day. Texas: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counting varies by community. Utah: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted before Election Day.Vermont: Ballots can be processed the day before and are counted on Election Day. Virginia: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted on Election Day. Washington: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after the polls close on Election Day. Washington, D.C.: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted after the polls close. West Virginia: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.Wisconsin: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day. Wyoming: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.

Early ballot processing and counting: state-by-state breakdown

Turning your ballot in early? Will it be counted and reflected during election night results? Below is a list of when states are processing and counting mail-in and early ballots. Processing means getting the ballot ready to be counted by flattening and opening envelopes, verifying signatures, sorting ballots, etc.

Alabama: Ballots are processed on and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Alaska: Ballots can be processed a week before and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Arizona: Ballots can be processed and counted a couple of weeks before Election Day.

Arkansas: Ballots can be processed a week before and counted on Election Day.

California: Ballots can be processed and counted a few weeks before Election Day.

Colorado: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted a couple of weeks before Election Day.

Connecticut: Processing and counting varies by community.

Delaware: Ballots can be processed and counted the Friday before Election Day.

Florida: Ballots can be processed and counted a few weeks before Election Day.

Georgia: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

Hawaii: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted more than a week before Election Day.

Idaho: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

Illinois: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Indiana: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

Iowa: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.

Kansas: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and final counts are tabulated on Election Day.

Kentucky: Ballots can be processed weeks before and counted on Election Day.

Louisiana: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.

Maine: Ballots can be processed and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Maryland: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and can be counted weeks before.

Massachusetts: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

Michigan: Ballots are processed the day before Election Day and counted on Election Day.

Minnesota: Ballots are processed upon receipt and are counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Mississippi: Ballots are processed on Election Day and counted after the polls close.

Missouri: Ballots can be processed day before and counted on Election Day.

Montana: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted the day before Election Day.

Nebraska: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.

Nevada: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

New Hampshire: Some ballots are processed before Election Day and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

New Jersey: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted days before Election Day.

New Mexico: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

New York: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted after Election Day.

North Carolina: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted weeks before Election Day but not tabulated until Election Day.

North Dakota: Ballots are processed the day before and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Ohio: Ballots can be processed and counted on Election Day.

Oklahoma: Ballots can be processed and counted before Election Day.

Oregon: Ballots can be processed and counted days before Election Day.

Pennsylvania: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.

Rhode Island: Ballots can be processed weeks before Election Day and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

South Carolina: Ballots are processed the day before and counted on Election Day.

South Dakota: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after polls close on Election Day.

Tennessee: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted on Election Day.

Texas: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counting varies by community.

Utah: Ballots are processed upon receipt and can be counted before Election Day.

Vermont: Ballots can be processed the day before and are counted on Election Day.

Virginia: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted on Election Day.

Washington: Ballots are processed upon receipt and counted after the polls close on Election Day.

Washington, D.C.: Ballots can be processed before Election Day and counted after the polls close.

West Virginia: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.

Wisconsin: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.

Wyoming: Ballots are processed and counted on Election Day.

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