River Bend Times

Roxanna Moritz, the Scott County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, asked the County Board of Supervisors for funds for the spending authority, which will allow Moritz to mail requests for absentee ballots for voters to mail them ahead of the primary election and by June 2.

The idea behind Moritz' plan is to reduce the number of people at the polls during the coronavirus outbreak. Moritz brought the idea to the table at the supervisor's committee on March 19.

“We cannot call off or postpone the election, but we can take steps to limit the public’s exposure to the coronavirus,” Moritz said in a media release. “Encouraging people to vote by mail-in ballots will limit the number of voters at the polls and thereby limit exposure. While we can’t mail ballots directly to voters we can send them request forms and then mail ballots once voters return those requests,” she said, reported by KWQC.

Moritz talked about what the residents possibly want when she spoke of the idea. Some residents may want to get out and vote where others want to limit their exposure more than others and COVID-19. Moritz is especially concerned by the average age of poll workers. Those that work the polls typically fall in a dangerous age range which makes the workers more vulnerable.