UPDATE 9:50a.m. | Power has been restored to the building. Voters are casting ballots as normal. Evergy says overnight storms cased severe damage and a power outage near 96th & Blue Ridge Boulevard about 4 a.m. taking down tree limbs, a power pole and power lines. Several customers in the neighborhood, including the church lost power. Power was restored to the church about 9:30, and Evergy crews remain on scene and are working to restore power to the remaining customers.
Power outage impacting polling location on Blue Ridge Boulevard
UPDATE 9:20 a.m. | The Kansas City Election Board says voters are casting ballots at the Blue Ridge Church of Christ. There is still no power to the building, and it’s a little dark, but the location is open. Some voters are using lights on their phones for assistance. The election machines have an 8 hour battery backup and are operating. Voters can vote at the location, or they can go to another location to cast their ballot. Evergy crews are in the area working to restore power as soon as possible.
ORIGINAL STORY |A power outage has impacted voters at the Blue Ridge Church of Christ early Tuesday morning.
As the Kansas City Election Board began work at 5 a.m. they learned that power was out at the Blue Ridge Church of Christ at 9603 Blue Ridge Boulevard voting location…