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Sedgwick County offers curbside voting for residents who cannot leave their cars
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Sedgwick County Election Office says curbside voting is available during early voting and on election day for residents unable to leave their vehicles; the office gave a phone number and described the step-by-step process, and a local voter recounted using the service for her husband.
A Sedgwick County Election Office staff member said curbside voting is available to any county resident who cannot get out of their car and can be arranged during early voting or on election day by calling (316) 660-7100.
The option matters for voters with mobility or health limitations, staff and a local voter said. Nancy Graff described taking her husband, Ed Graff, to an early voting center when long lines stretched “all the way down to the Sedgwick County Extension Office” and arranging curbside assistance so he could vote without leaving their car.
“If you need curbside voting, is all you need to do is call the election office, either during early voting or on election day. The number's (316) 660-7100,” the Sedgwick County Election Office staff member said. “We will then contact the supervising judge of that polling site and send 2 bipartisan election workers out to your car so that they can process you, check you in, and then they will bring a ballot out to your car, and you can vote that ballot right in the privacy of your own car.”
Nancy Graff recounted why she used the service for her husband: “He was just so happy. He was just grinning, just had his smirky smile that he gets and the only regret I have is that I didn't take a picture because I just knew that this was gonna be the last time he was gonna be able to vote.” She said Ed had Parkinson’s-related dementia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was using oxygen at the time.
The election office staff member said the service is intended for anyone unable to walk up to a polling site. The office’s description emphasizes contacting the supervising judge at the polling site, dispatching two bipartisan workers to the vehicle, completing voter processing and check-in at the car, and delivering a ballot that the voter may complete in privacy inside the vehicle.
For voters or caregivers who need curbside assistance, the Sedgwick County Election Office gave (316) 660-7100 as the contact number to arrange the service during early voting or on election day.
