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From YouTube: Let's Talk: Safe and Secure 2020 General Election
Description
Let's Talk is a virtual town hall series that focuses on many topics concerning life in Buncombe County, from our upcoming reappraisal, the 2020 General Elections, COVID-19, and much more! In this episode, we are joined by Corinne Duncan, director of Election Services as she talks about everything you need to know for the upcoming election.
A
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
this:
let's
talk
virtual
town
hall
on
the
2020
general
elections,
making
sure
we
have
a
safe
and
secure
election
and
making
sure
that
you
are
all
informed
about
the
election
process.
We're
joined
today
by
election
services,
director
corrine
duncan.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
corinne.
A
So
I'm
sure
this
is
a
very
easy
time
of
the
year
for
you
and
your
staff
so
I'll
make
this
introduction
quick.
So
you
can
get
back
to
the
election
one
I
just
want
to.
Let
everyone
know
who's
watching
whether
you're
on
zoom
or
watching
on
facebook,
that
this
is
a
community
town
hall,
so
I'll
be
monitoring
both
zoom
and
facebook
for
community
questions
and
we'll
try
to
get
to
as
many
of
them
as
we
can.
A
So,
if
you're
watching
at
home-
and
you
have
a
question
type
it
in
as
a
facebook
comment,
so
otherwise
let's
go
ahead
and
get
started.
So
corinne
I'm
going
to
ask
you
the
most
asked
question
that
I've
been
getting
about
the
election.
First
is
what
does
an
election
look
like
during
covet
19?
What
unique
problems
does
it
create
and
how
is
election
services
reacting
to
them?.
B
So
yes,
2020
definitely
was
predicted
to
be
an
unprecedented
election
as
far
as
size,
but
we
didn't
expect
to
be
conducting
it
during
a
pandemic.
So
this
is
a
unique
challenge
for
us
and
in
buncombe
county
we
were
actually
lucky
because
we
were
one
of
the
17
counties
in
north
carolina
that
had
a
second
primary.
B
It
was
small,
but
it
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
run
an
election
for
the
first
time
ever
during
a
pandemic
at
a
small
scale.
So
we
got
to
learn
a
lot
and
are
applying
that
to
the
general
election
in
november.
So
there's
two
ways
that
you
can
vote
in
person
during
this
election.
One
is
early
voting
and
one
is
on
election
day
and
all
of
the
procedures
that
we're
following
for
the
in-person
voting
will
be
happening
for
both
of
those
voting
methods.
B
So
when
you
arrive
at
the
polls
in
either
way,
you
will
be
greeted
by
a
poll
worker
who
will
have
offer
you
hand
sanitizer
and
they'll
have
a
mask
for
you.
If
you
would
like
it
and
then
we'll
also
be
using
single-use
pens
that
we'll
hand
to
you
to
use
throughout
the
process
and
take
home
with
you,
when
you
go
into
the
polling
location,
it
will
look
a
little
different
because
things
will
be
spread
out.
There
will
be
all
the
poll
workers
and
their
ppe,
so
they'll
have
masks
on
they'll,
be
wearing
gloves.
B
The
check-in
stations
will
have
those
clear,
plexi
glass
barriers
that
you've
been
seeing
around
so
you'll
see
some
changes.
That
way.
You'll
also
see
that
the
poll
poll
workers
will
be
cleaning
all
the
equipment
between
uses.
So
every
time
a
voter
uses
a
voting
booth
or
touches
the
voting
equipment
that
will
be
cleaned
between
each
use
too.
B
We'll
of
course
be
following
social
distancing
guidelines,
so
the
voting
booths
will
be
spread
out
and
we'll
be
encouraging
voters
to
make
sure
that
they're
six
feet
apart
and
just
to
let
you
kind
of
remind
everybody
about
that.
That
long
lines
are
always
something
that
people
watch
for
at
polling
locations,
and
so
it's
gonna,
maybe
look
a
lot
longer
than
it
has
in
the
past.
Because
of
the
six
foot
distancing,
so
don't
let
that
scare
you
and
we're
lucky
in
buncombe
county
too,
to
have
during
early
voting.
B
A
Okay,
so
something
that
you
mentioned
in
something
else
we
talked
about
before
is
while
nobody
can
be
turned
away
to
vote.
It's
strongly
encouraged
that,
if
you
are
voting
to
where
your
mask
to
social
distance.
B
That's
correct,
so
I
think
what
you're
getting
at
is.
The
state
has
given
us
direction
that
we
can
turn
away
no
voters,
and
so,
if
someone
does
appear
and
they
choose
not
to
wear
a
mask-
we're
not
going
to
turn
them
away.
But
it
is
very
important
for
us
that
everyone
feels
safe
at
when
they
go
to
vote.
And
so
we
are
strongly
encouraging
wearing
a
mask
and
we
will
have
that
readily
available
for
voters
when
they
show
up.
A
B
Absolutely
so
you're
right
absentee
by
mail
has
always
been
available,
and
it's
no
excuse,
so
anyone
can
do
it
and
it
has
become
very
popular
this
year
for
people
who
weren't
sure
about
whether
they
wanted
to
vote
in
person.
So
the
process
goes
that
you
request
an
absentee
ballot.
So
that's
something
that
I
want
to
make
clear,
because
there
was
some
confusion
over
whether
ballots
were
going
to
get
sent
out
to
every
voter
in
north
carolina
and
that's
not
true.
B
You
have
to
request
one
and
you
can
do
that
either
by
using
the
paper
form
on
our
website,
sending
that
in
or
dropping
off
in
person,
or
we
have
a
portal
now
online
that
started
last
week,
where
you
can
do
that
directly
online.
So
you
can
fill
out
the
form
and
sign
it
there
and
that
actually
cuts
out
a
lot
of
steps
for
us,
which
right
now
is
very
important.
B
As
in
2016
we
had
7500
requests
approximately,
and
now
we
have,
with
nearly
two
months
left
until
the
election,
35
000
requests
and
those
take
a
long
time
for
us
to
process
so
cutting
out.
That
little
piece
is
helpful.
Also,
a
lot
of
groups
have
been
assisting
in
sending
out
absentee
request
forms
which
is
perfectly
legal.
B
It's
just
fine
they're
trying
to
accomplish
their
goals
and
there's
nothing
in
the
law
that
stops
them
from
doing
that,
but
they've
been
sending
out
a
lot
of
them,
so
you
may
have
gotten
a
lot
of
them
in
the
mail
and
if
you
have
filled
one
out
you
that's
all
you
have
to
do
we're
taking
care
of
you
just
fill
out
one
form.
If
you
fill
out
more
than
one,
it
doesn't
hurt
you
at
all.
It
does
slow
down
our
process,
though.
A
B
Yes,
yeah,
you
can
compare
the
request
form
to
what
we
have
online
absolutely.
So
that's
the
first
step
of
the
absentee
process.
Once
you
have
completed
your
request
form,
then
we
process
it.
We
make
sure
that
all
of
the
information
matches
what
we
have
in
our
system
and
then
we'll
send
you
a
bell
in
the
mail
and
when
you
get
your
ballot
in
the
mail
it'll
come
with
instructions,
you'll
need
a
witness
and
you'll
have
to
sign
the
ballot.
There's
an
envelope
that
you
sign.
B
B
This
started
happening
yesterday
was
the
first
day
that
we
got
ballots
back,
which
is
very
exciting,
so
voting
is
in
full
swing.
Now
we
had
260
people
come
by
our
office
yesterday
and
drop
off
ballots.
So
that's
very
exciting,
so
you
have
that
option.
B
You
can
also
drop
your
ballot
off
at
an
early
voting
location
at
any
of
the
16
early
voting
locations.
One
thing
I
want
to
say
about
that
is:
there's
no
dedicated
line
at
an
early
voting
location.
The
priority
there
are
people
going
to
vote
in
person
at
early
voting.
So
if
you
want
a
dedicated
service
like
that,
come
to
our
office.
A
B
There
are
no
drop
boxes
for
absentee
ballots.
Thank
you
for
asking
that
max.
So
when
you
drop
off
your
ballot,
that's
a
very
important
process
and
it
needs
to
be
done
officially
so
you'll
be
handing
your
ballot
to
an
elections,
official
and
they're,
going
to
ask
you
to
sign
a
log
and
then
they'll
check
it
in
so
make
sure
you
know,
somebody
else
is
asking
you
or
saying
that
they're
going
to
pick
up
your
ballot
for
you,
that's
not!
Okay,
it's
only
in
the
mail
or
you're,
giving
it
to
an
elections.
Official.
A
A
B
So
the
post
office
has
been
in
contact
with
us,
and
the
state
board
they've
been
doing
this
for
months
now,
which
has
been
great.
So
we've
had
a
lot
of
communication.
They
are
obviously
under
high
pressure.
Just
like
we
are
so
it's
not
just
elections,
mail
that
they're
getting,
but
a
lot
of
people
are
staying
at
home
and
they're
shopping
online
and
there's
all
kinds
of
mail
going
through
the
mail
service.
So
this
has
been
something
that's
been
watched
and
the
postal
service
recommends
that
you
send
in
a
week
earlier
than
deadlines.
B
B
B
So
that
was
a
very
quick
turnaround
and
we
actually
received
four
ballots
back
in
the
mail
on
tuesday.
So
the
turnaround
is
is
faster
than
we
expected
to,
but
still
it's
just
better
to
be
early.
A
Definitely
agree
with
that
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
all
the
ways
to
vote,
but
before
I
get
into
another
method
of
voting,
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about
what
multi-language
options
you
have
with
ballots.
Do
they
exist?
Do
they
have
to
be
requested,
and
how
can
you
request
one
if
they
do
exist.
B
So
in
north
carolina
there
are
certain
thresholds
that
a
county
has
to
meet
before
they're
required
to
provide
things
in
different
languages
and
buncombe
county
doesn't
hasn't
met
that
those
thresholds.
However,
we
still
provide
all
the
ballot
marking
instructions
in
spanish,
so
when
you
have
an
absentee
ballot
or
when
you
show
up
to
to
vote,
those
instructions
are
there
for
you
great.
B
A
So
we've
talked
about
absentee
ballot
by
mail.
So
let's
talk
about
early
voting
now
so
can
you
talk
about
the
process
of
early
voting?
When
does
it
start?
How
long
does
it
last?
B
Absolutely
so
early
voting
in
buncombe
county
we're
proud
of
our
program.
Here
we
have
a
very
large
early
voting
program.
The
state
board
of
elections
has
required
that
counties
serve
20,
000,
voters
per
early
voting
location
and
we
serve
12
000,
so
we're
we
really
have
things
covered
in
that
area.
So
this
year
for
the
general
election
for
early
voting,
it
starts
october
15th
and
goes
through
the
31st.
B
We're
going
to
be
open
mondays
through
fridays,
from
8
a.m,
to
7,
30
p.m,
and
also
on
the
weekends.
We'll
have
a
shift,
so
saturdays
and
sundays
will
be
open
from
10
a.m,
to
3
p.m,
for
both
of
the
weekends
that
that
stretch
covers
and
on
the
last
saturday
of
early
voting
october
31st
will
be
open
a
little
bit
earlier.
8
a.m
to
3
p.m.
B
Now
that
day
tends
to
be
a
very
busy
day
for
us.
So
once
again,
if
you
can
vote
earlier,
please
do
we
talked
a
little
bit
earlier
max
about
the
weight
map,
so
that
remember
that
that's
available
and
you
can
go
online
to
our
website
to
see
which
location
has
the
least
number
of
people.
If
you
like,
so
you
can
vote
at
any
early
voting
location
in
the
county.
A
B
Correct
yes,
and
we
have
locations
at
the
mall
and
the
outlets,
so
you
can
do
your
shopping
at
the
same
time
and
we
also
picked
larger
sites
just
so
that
we
could
make
sure
that
we
spread
out
and
and
we're
able
to
attain
the
social
distancing
that
we
wanted
to.
So
we've
also
got
a
location
at
the
harris,
cherokee,
formerly
known
as
the
civic
center
as
well.
B
A
Can
you
use
the
drive
up
location
dedicated
to
the
people
who
need
it
for
physical
reasons?
So
what
would
be
your
best
advice.
B
There
are
some
very
narrow,
specific
provisions
that
can
be
used
for
people
who
suddenly
get
sick
or
you
know
they're
meant
for
maybe
a
car
accident
or
something
with
that.
They
know
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
vote
on
election
day
and
early
voting
has
already
passed.
But
that's
not
on
election
day.
You
would
have
to
know
that
you
were
unable
to
vote
on
election
day
and
that
you
would
come
to
our
office
and
we
would
help
with
that.
But
the
best
option
is
to
vote
early
or
vote
by
absentee.
A
Okay,
someone
asked:
can
they
give
their
absentee
ballot
to
their
spouse?
Can
you
take
it
to
the
neighbors?
What
about
a
child
who's
in
college?
These
are
going
back,
another
topic
to
the
absentee
ballots,
but
I
figured
it's
best
to
talk
about
them
before
we
get
too
far
out
of
the
absentee
realm.
B
Absolutely
I
appreciate
that,
because
that's
one
of
the
about
security
measures,
so
only
the
voter
or
a
near
relative
and
that
does
include
spouse,
can
turn
in
a
ballot,
so
no
giving
it
to
your
neighbor,
no
delivering
for
your
neighbor.
No
one
picks
up
a
whole
bunch
of
ballots
and
brings
them
in
to
us.
This
is
the
voter
or
near
relative,
only
dropping
off
an
absentee
ballot.
A
And
one
of
the
questions
that
we
got
on
facebook
concerning
absentee
ballots
was
the
idea
of,
if
someone's,
not
feeling
comfortable
going
inside
of
election
services,
if
they're
outside
will
someone
be
able
to
come
outside
and
pick
and
grab
it
for
them?.
B
Yes,
that
is
what
we've
been
doing
so
we've
had.
We
have
a
big
tent
sitting
outside
and
a
bunch
of
parking
spaces,
and
we
have
people
at
our
office.
We
we
intended
that
they'd
be
sitting
at
their
desk
and
when
they
saw
someone
coming
up
to
the
to
the
window,
we
would
come
and
serve
them,
but
there
have
been
so
many
people
that
we've
been
on
our
feet
all
day
long.
So
there's
somebody
out
there
taking
care
of
people
all
day
under
the
tent
and
we've
got
plenty
of
parking
for
that.
B
B
A
Okay,
so
if
you
want
to
drop
off
your
absentee
ballot,
you
either
have
to
go
inside
an
early
voting
site
or
you
can
do
curbside
at
election
services.
That's
correct!
Okay,
so
is
there
anything
else
that
I'm
missing
about
early
voting
that
you
can
talk
about?
There's
16
locations,
correct
you
mentioned.
A
No,
that's!
Okay.
If
you
go
to
welcome
county
dot,
org
slash
vote,
there's
it's
really
easy
to
navigate.
You
can
see
sample
ballots.
You
can
see
where
your
election
is.
You
can
look
up
your
voter
information
and
make
sure
it's
accurate,
like
everything's,
very
easy
to
find
there
if
you're
watching
okay.
A
So
we
talked
about
absentee
by
mail
and
we
talked
about
early
voting.
Now,
let's
talk
about
election
day,
it's
a
busy
day
for
sure,
with
months
and
months
of
preparation
for
you
and
your
staff
when
it
is
election
day,
so
everyone
can
mark
their
calendars
when
is
election
day,
so
everyone
can
mark
their
calendars
and
where
can
people
vote
are
the
same
safety
precautions
available,
as
you
mentioned
before,.
B
So
election
day
is
november
3rd,
that's
a
tuesday
and
there
are
80
polling
locations
across
the
county
and
you
do
have
to
go
to
your
assigned
polling
location
that
will
that
help
spread
voters
evenly
across
the
county
and
make
sure
nobody
has
to
drive
very
far
and
yes,
all
the
same
coveted
procedures
that
are
at
early
voting
and
that
are
at
our
office.
We're
following
these
protocols
everywhere,
because
we
need
to
be
safe
too.
There's
not
a
lot
of
people
who
know
how
to
run
elections.
B
A
So
where's
the
line
cut
off.
A
Okay
and
yeah-
okay,
so
and
people
have
to
go
to
their
sites
and
if
they
need
help
finding
their
site
again,.
B
If
they
need
help
finding
their
site,
the
the
a
tool
that
I
really
like
people
to
use
is
the
voter
lookup
tool.
You
can
go
on
there,
look
up
your
name
and
it'll.
If
you
have
a
common
name,
it'll
give
a
list
of
a
bunch
of
people
with
that
same
name,
but
it'll
have
the
county
and
middle
name
and
you'll
find
your
you'll
find
yourself
on
there
and
click
on
it,
and
that
opens
up
a
bunch
of
information.
B
You
can
review
your
address
there
to
make
sure
that
that's
correct.
You
can
see
sample
ballots,
which
is
important.
This
election.
We
can
talk
about
why
sample
bouts
are
extra
important,
this
election
to
you
and
you
can
look
up
your
polling
location
there.
So
that's
a
great
place
if
you
have
internet
access
to
be
able
to
look
up
information,
if
you
can
also
see
what
elections
you
voted
in,
so
there's
a
lot
of
interesting
stuff
there.
B
So
sample
ballots
are
a
copy
of
what's
going
to
be
on
your
specific
ballot,
so
each
person
in
buncombe
county
lives
in
different
districts.
So
a
good
example
of
that
is
buncombe.
County
has
three
commissioners
districts,
so
you'll
have
depending
on
where
you'll
live.
You'll
have
different
things
on
your
ballot,
so
you
want
to
go
and
find
your
specific
ballot
so
that
you
know
all
of
the
things
that
you,
the
people
and
the
referendums
that
you
are
voting
on
in
any
election.
B
So
that's
just
helpful
to
help
you
research
before
you
go
to
the
polls,
but
it's
especially
important
this
election
because
we
want
to
encourage
people
not
to
to
not
be
in
the
polling
location
for
long
periods
of
time.
So
if
you
can
look
at
your
sample
ballot,
do
your
research
come
prepared,
then
that
will
help
you
not
be
in
the
voting
enclosure
for
a
long
period
of
time.
You're
completely
allowed
to
take
that
sample
ballot
in
there
in
in
the
polling
location
with
you.
B
You
cannot
take
pictures
or
have
communications
in
a
polling
location
that
doesn't
mean
that
you
can't
have
your
cell
phone.
You
just
can't
be
using
it.
You
can't
take
pictures,
it's
illegal,
you
to
take
a
picture
of
a
ballot,
want
everybody
to
know
that
I
know
it's
and
particularly
exciting
thing
that
we're
doing
and
and
I'm
very
excited
about
it.
I,
when.
A
B
Started
voting
the
monday
and
bringing
ballots
in
it
was
just
it
was
fantastic,
so
I
I
I
want
to
take
pictures
of
everything,
I'm
one
of
those
people
so,
but
no
taking
pictures
of
your
ballot
and
and
another
sad
thing
is
that
we
don't
have
the
I
voted
sticker.
That
was
something
that
people
used
a
lot
for
social
media.
B
B
B
During
early
voting,
we
are
going
to
be
using
275
poll
workers
to
staff
those
17
sites.
We
have
actually
filled
those
we're
still
looking
for
15
backup
workers
for
election
day.
We
need
over
600
workers
and
we
are
close
to
filling
those
two.
We
have
about
40
spots
left
and
then
I'm
hoping
for
50
backups
awesome.
B
Yes,
we
are
so
thankful.
One
of
the
silver
linings
of
all
of
the
attention
that
this
election
is
getting
with
kovid
is
that
there
was
a
difficulty
finding
poll
workers
because
of
the
age
risk
category,
and
we
have
just
had
an
outpouring
of
people
wanting
to
help
us
we're
very,
very
grateful
for
that,
and
I
hope
that
we
get
a
long
list
that
we'll
be
able
to
pull
from
in
the
future
too.
B
B
You
start
at
5
30
in
the
morning
and
if
you're,
a
chief
judge,
you're
bringing
back
supplies
and
you're,
probably
not
going
to
be
home
till
midnight,
it's
a
very
long
intense
day,
but
people
tend
to
have
a
very
positive
experience.
You're
serving
your
community
people
are
very
thankful
that
you're
there
and
I
think,
the
more
people
that
we
can
get
involved
in
that
process
and
understand
and
have
a
direct
link
to
the
that.
B
B
It's
not
too
late,
definitely
not
too
late,
and
and
we
are
actually
needing
more
republicans
so
at
a
polling,
location,
they're,
balanced
by
party.
So
there's
all
these
checks
by
law
and
one
of
those
checks
is
that
there
are
representatives
from
both
parties
at
every
location.
B
And
so,
if
you
are
affiliated
with
the
republican
party
and
are
interested
in
signing
up,
we
really
need
you.
A
B
Early
voting,
both
types,
we
do
training
early
voting,
it
involves
a
full
day
of
training
and
you
have
a
17-day
commitment
where
you'll
be
doing
six-hour
shifts,
and
that
is
an
hourly
position
and
you'll
get
paid
12
dollars
an
hour
on
election
day.
You
do
training
as
well,
and
you
set
up
the
polling
location
the
night
before
the
election,
so
you'll
get
together
with
your
team.
A
B
B
A
B
A
We're
trying
to
promote
as
much
as
we
can
anyone
can
be
a
poll
worker
any
age
like
students.
What
are
you,
what
are
some
some
good
election
workers
that
you're
trying
to
let
people
know
about.
B
So
good
election
workers
are
people
who
are
excited
about
the
process
who
remain
non-partisan,
who
are
welcoming
to
everyone
and
people
who
are
good
on
computers.
We
are
all
of
our
check-in.
Processes
are
on
a
computer
people
with
really
good
customer
service
skills,
and
it's
a
really
great
way
to
get
an
insight
into
the
system.
B
I
think
that
there
is
a
lot
of
worry
about
election
security
and
that
sort
of
thing-
and
I
feel
that
if
you
come
in
and
see
how
things
work,
that
you'll
be
very
happy
with
how
it
does
so,
if
you're
interested
in
that
sort
of
thing,
it's
also
a
great
place
for
you.
A
A
B
Yeah,
so
the
first
prerequisite
to
voting
in
north
carolina
is
that
you're
registered.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
you're
you're
registered
and
you
can
go
online
and
check
that
again.
You
can
call
our
office
too.
We
can
help
you
to
get
registered.
You
just
fill
out
a
registration
form
and
get
it
back
to
our
office
by
friday
october.
9Th
you
can
do
that
by
mail
or
or
handing
it
to
us
in
person.
B
B
B
Make
sure
you,
if
you
have
a
question
about
anything
that
you
are
going
to
talk
with
us
here
in
buncombe
county
at
your
local
office,
or
look
go
to
the
state
board's
website
or
call
them
and
make
sure
that
you're
getting
information
from
the
source,
I
think
just
going
over
general
election
security
might
help
ease
people's
fears.
B
We
in
the
media,
there
has
been
some
reports
about
attempting
to
vote
illegally
voting
twice,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
very
clear
that
that's
illegal,
it's
a
class
I
felony
for
doing
so,
and
we
have
lots
of
checks
and
balances
in
place
to
prevent
that
from
happening.
B
So
when
a
person
votes
by
any
method,
it's
marked
in
our
system.
So
if
you
vote
absentee
by
mail
and
then
show
up
at
and
in
person
whether
it's
during
early
voting
on
our
election
day,
it's
marked
in
our
system
and
it
won't
actually
allow
you
to
vote
and
vice
versa.
If
you
decide
you
don't
want
to
vote
your
absentee
ballot
and
you
want
to
vote
in
person.
That's
totally
fine.
If
you
vote
in
person,
it'll
cancel
your
absentee
ballot.
B
We
do
audits
during
the
voting
period
as
well
as
after
a
lot
of
people,
don't
know
about
the
period
that
happens
after
election
day,
so
everyone
has
a
party
they
feel
like
election
day
everything's
over
and
we're
working
here
at
our
office
very
hard
for
10
more
days
certifying
that
election.
So
we're
doing
more
audits
there.
B
The
state
board
also
conducts
audits
so
they're
looking
for
any
abnormal
abnormalities
also,
so
they
have
their
own
investigations.
Team
provisionals
provide
additional
information.
So
if
somebody
went
to
a
polling,
location
and
attempted
to
vote-
and
there
was
some
something
went
wrong
so
the
for
any
reason-
then
a
person
would
be
allowed
to
vote
provisionally
and
if
we
saw
spike
in
provisional
voting,
we
would
immediately
know
that
there
was
something
going
on
there
too.
So
that's
a
very
nice
fail
safe,
that's
built
into
our
system.
What.
B
So
it's
not
connected
to
the
internet.
Ever
the
tabulators,
the
that
you
put
your
ballot
in
never
ever
touch
the
internet.
So
that's
a
another
one
of
our
many
many
precautions
so
but
provisional
voting
is
for.
If
you
did
show
up-
and
let's
say
that
there
was
a
terrible
scenario
and
some
group
got
a
hold
of
the
registration
database
and
blocked
a
whole
bunch
of
voters
from
it
like.
Maybe
it
marked
them
as
voted
when
they
didn't
didn't
vote
well,
we
have
provisional
voting
for
that
case.
B
A
B
B
That's
one
thing:
we
do
audits,
which
means
that
we
make
sure
that
the
paper
ballots
match
what
the
computer
says
match.
What's
the
number
of
pieces
of
paper
that
you
sign
when
when
a
voter
goes
to
sign,
they
sign,
what's
called
either
a
one-stop
application
at
early
voting
or
an
authorization
to
vote
during
election
day.
So
all
of
those
things
have
to
match.
B
That's
one
thing:
yeah.
It
is
an
extreme
amount
of
work.
I'll
take
a
moment
just
to
say
that
when
I
started
working
here
at
in
buncombe
county
elections,
I
had
no
idea
what
work
went
into
providing
the
right
to
vote
and
I
will
vote
in
every
election
for
the
rest
of
my
life,
just
knowing
how
much
work
it
goes
in
to
provide
that,
but
back
to
the
audit.
So
we
have
that
audit.
B
So
when
you
put
your
ballot
into
the
machine
at
a
voting
location,
it's
doing
the
tallying,
we
will
compare
it
by
doing
a
hand-eye
count,
which
is
also
another
time
intensive
process.
But
it's
a
it's
it's
how
we
make
sure
that
the
machines
are
counting
properly.
That's
after
the
fact
before
the
fact
we
do
lna
testing,
I
could
go
on
for
two
hours
on
this.
A
B
B
No,
there
is
an
court
injunction
on
the
id
law,
and
so
no
ids
are
required
in
this
election.
A
A
I've
been
trying
to
ask
them
as
we
go
along,
but
a
lot
of
them
we've
covered.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
missed
the
topic
of
conversation
about
absentee
ballots.
The
idea
of,
if
you
don't
mind
to
briefly
repeat
that
information
in
terms
of
how
you
can
turn
it
in.
B
B
B
Make
sure
that
you
follow
those
you'll
need
a
witness
and
don't
forget
to
sign
the
ballot
once
you're
done
voting
then
you'll
seal
it
back
in
the
envelope,
so
it
stays
secret
and
you
have
two
options
for
returning.
You
can
return
it
in
the
post
office
and
we
recommend
that
you
make
sure
you
do
that
early.
If
you
do
so,
I
would
say
about
two
weeks
before
election
day
to
just
make
absolutely
sure
that
it
gets
to
us
or
you
can
drop
it
off
in
person,
and
you
have
two
options
for
that.
B
What
I
recommend,
if
you
want
to
return
it
in
person,
is
to
come
by
our
office,
where
we
have
a
dedicated
line
for
returning
absentee
ballots.
That's
during
office
hours
from
eight
to
five
monday
through
friday
during
early
voting,
you're
also
allowed
to
drop
off
absentee
ballots.
So
if
those
hours
don't
work
for
you,
you
could
do
a
weekend.
Drop
off
or
early
voting
is
after
work
hours,
so
you
could
use
take
advantage
of
those
locations,
but
there's
no
dedicated
line
there.
The
priority
is
for
voting
in
person
at
those
locations.
B
So
if
you
want
faster
service,
stop
by
77
mcdowell
street
to
turn
in
your
ballot-
and
you
can
only
turn
it
in
for
yourself
or
a
near
relative.
If
anybody
else
asks
to
return
your
ballot
do
not
give
it
to
them.
Make
sure
that
an
elections
official
is
checking
in
your
ballot.
They'll
have
you
sign
a
log
and
then
they'll
check
it
in
for
you,
okay,.
A
A
Okay,
well
corrine.
I
think
that
wraps
it
up
for
us.
Thank
you
so
much
for
taking
time
out
of
your
non-vacation
to
speak
with
us
about
this,
and,
of
course,
if
anyone
has
any
questions,
they
can
visit
the
website
or
contact
election
services
after
the
fact.