MISSOURI – Thousands of people in Greene County and Christian County have already taken advantage of no-excuse early voting.
With nearly 15,000 people voting so far in Greene County, voters were waiting in line for sometimes more than an hour.
In Christian County, the demand was so high they opened another polling place.
“I feel like it’s a very important election and we need to get out and vote,” said Nixa voter Roger Fortner. “There’s no waiting here. Well, little waiting. There was about three people in front of us.”
Christian County opened up the Nixa Community Center as a second location for no-excuse early voting after seeing such high demand at the clerk’s office.
“It was super easy,” said Nixa voter Tammy Cochran. “I walked right in.”
Fortner said he only had to wait two minutes before casting his ballot in Nixa.
“In 2020, I had to wait about an hour outside in line,” Fortner said. “So I’m really glad Christian County is doing this.”
In Greene County, voters are facing wait times of about an hour, if not more.