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IN DES MOINES, AND BEAU BOWMAN IS HERE IN STUDIO. WE’RE GOING TO START OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT WITH OPHELIA. AS THOUSANDS OF IOWANS ARE GETTING READY TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. OPHELIA. POLLS OPEN IN A LITTLE OVER 12 HOURS. YEAH. BEN AND STACEY, IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE EARLY VOTING HAS ALREADY CLOSED HERE IN POLK COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE OFF IN THE DISTANCE A LINE OF VOTERS AT THE POLK COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE WAITING TO VOTE. THEY WERE IN LINE BY 5 P.M., WHICH MEANS THEY STILL GET TO CAST THEIR BALLOT TONIGHT. BUT IF YOU HAVEN’T HAD THE CHANCE TO VOTE YET, YOU’LL LIKELY NEED TO GO ON ELECTION DAY AND ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A PLAN. IT’S OUR DAY. IT’S THE AMERICAN CITIZENS DAY. MADONNA JOHNSON SAYS SHE’S EXCITED TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. THE DALLAS COUNTY VOTER SAYS SHE PREFERS TO VOTE DAY OF. IT’S A POWERFUL DAY FOR EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN, AND IT’S THEIR RIGHT AND DUTY TO TO GO VOTE IN 2020. CLOSE TO 700,000 IOWANS VOTED ON ELECTION DAY, AND IN 2016, CLOSE TO 1 MILLION. A LOT OF IOWANS COME OUT. THEY WANT THAT PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ON ELECTION DAY. SECRETARY OF STATE PAUL PATE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A VOTING PLAN. POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. TUESDAY. IF YOU’RE IN LINE BY EIGHT, YOU CAN STILL CAST YOUR BALLOT. OUR COUNTY AUDITORS HAVE REALLY BEEN PRE-PLANNING EFFECTIVELY. YOU KNOW, THEY’RE PUTTING ENOUGH POLL WORKERS IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE PROCESS THROUGH PRETTY QUICKLY. YOU’LL NEED TO BRING AN ID TO VOTE. PATE SAYS IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR POLLING PLACE IS. YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE. THE CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, SHOPPING MALLS IN SOME CASES. STAVES CHURCH IS A POLLING SITE FOR SOME VOTERS IN POLK COUNTY. THEY’VE BEEN ONE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. WE’RE GLAD THAT WE CAN DO THAT. WE’RE GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE FACILITIES THAT WE CAN SHARE FOR AN IMPORTANT THING LIKE THIS. PASTOR TIM WALKER SAYS POLL WORKERS WILL START SET UP AT 5 A.M. HE SAYS HE’S EXCITED TO WELCOME VOTERS. I’M SURE THIS YEAR IT WILL BE A RECORD NUMBER AND I WILL REMEMBER IT, BUT IT’S A LONG DAY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE’VE DONE OUR ALL OF OUR CHECKS AND BALANCES TO MAKE SURE THOSE NUMBERS ARE REPORTED CORRECTLY. PATE SAYS UNOFFICIAL NUMBERS WILL START TO ROLL IN SHORTLY AFTER POLLS CLOSE, BUT IOWANS SHOULD BE PATIENT FOR OFFICIAL RESULTS. WE’LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT TOMORROW IS. AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE BEFORE HEADING TO THE POLLS. YOU CAN CHECK THAT BY GOING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE. IF YOU’RE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE, THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU CAN REGISTER ON ELECTION DAY. YOU’LL NEED AN ID AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY TO DO THAT. LIVE IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. OPHELIA JACOBSON, ����vlog EIGHT NEWS