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On October 6, 2020 Julie Wheeler, County Commissioner discussed the upcoming election and CARES funding. Mail-in ballots are on their way to voters, almost all polling places have been finalized and the York County Department of Elections and Voter Registration is preparing for safe in-person voting at the polls. A round of more than 60,000 mail-in ballots started going out to York County voters and another 20,000 ballot requests are being processed. County election officials estimate about 100,000 people will vote by mail in the Nov. 3 election compared to 8,000 in the 2016 election. Voters who use a mail-in ballot will receive a ballot, a secrecy envelope and a return envelope. The filled-out ballot must be placed inside the secrecy envelope, and the secrecy envelope must then be placed inside the return envelope. The York County Board of Commissioners will award $14 million to more than 800 small businesses and nonprofit organizations that applied for emergency grants through the federal CARES Act. The grants are part of the county's $40.5 million allocation from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, and the York County Economic Alliance is coordinating the disbursement of the grants.  |