Advance voting opens Monday at seven locations in Johnson County

Seven advance voting locations will open on Monday in Johnson County and remain open for two weeks before the August primary election.

The seven locations and voting hours are as follows:

1. Arts and Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.
2. Hilltop Conference Center, 7700 W 143rd St., Overland Park.
3. Johnson County Northeast Offices, 6000 Lamar Ave., Mission.
4. Johnson County Sunset Office Building, 11811 Sunset Drive, Olathe.
5. Monticello Trails Middle School, 6100 Monticello Rd., Shawnee.
6. New Century Fieldhouse, 551 New Century Parkway, Gardner.

Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24                            10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 25                                                        9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31                            10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 1                                                     9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

              Monday, August 3                                                      Closed

7. Johnson County Election Office, 2101 E Kansas City Rd., Olathe.

              Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24                            8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

              Saturday, July 25                                                        9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

              Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31                            8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

              Saturday, August 1                                                     9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

              Monday, August 3                                                      8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

“Voters in Johnson County are used to having three ways to vote, and that includes in-person advance voting,” said Johnson County Election Commissioner Connie Schmidt. “As we’ve navigated the impact of COVID-19 on this year’s elections, our top priority has been keeping voters and election workers safe and healthy while preserving those three voting options.”

The Johnson County Election Office has taken the following safety precautions to protect voters and election workers at the seven advance voting locations:

• Physical distancing between voters, election workers, and voting equipment.
• Plexiglass shields to separate voters and election workers during the check-in process.
• Personal protective equipment provided to election workers.
• Sanitation supplies available to clean voting booths and equipment.
• Masks and hand sanitizer available to voters.
• Single-use pen or stylus for marking paper ballots or touchscreen voting equipment.
• Additional signage to help voters navigate the advance voting location safely.

Schmidt continued, “We encourage voters who aren’t voting by mail to take advantage of these two weeks of in-person advance voting to help us reduce traffic at our Election Day polling locations and protect our voters and election workers.”

New ballot scanners will also be deployed to the advance voting locations as part of a simplified three-step voting process for voters. Learn more about “mark, verify, scan” in this video from the Public Information Office: youtu.be/zMWsn9NNKQw