Pottawatomie County will receive up to about $21,000 in federal aid to help prepare for the primary and general elections this year.
These funds come from about $2.6 million being given to county voting officials in Kansas and will go towards temporary help, publications and getting out information about in-person and mail-in voting.
Kansas is also spending about $1 million on protective equipment to be used during this year’s elections.
Pottawatomie County will receive one safety kit for each of its seven polling sites with supplies meant to protect workers and voters from contracting the coronavirus during both the primary and general election.
Each kit contains hand sanitizer, gloves, masks, wipes and sanitizing spray.
Each polling site will also receive acrylic tabletop shields and disposable stylus pens for voters to use.
