Curbside Voting Allows Those Quarantined To Cast Ballots

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to nearly every phase of life and voting is no different. For the first time ever, curbside voting was offered at the Grundy County courthouse on Saturday, allowing persons who are quarantined due to the pandemic to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election. Twenty persons took advantage of the opportunity, according to the Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard, who said 80 voters voted in person on Saturday morning in her office. A total of 927 absentee ballots were requested for the election, with 28 not returned as of Monday morning.