CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County’s Board of Elections officials said on Wednesday that masks will not be required at voting locations in the county for next month’s special primary election. 

The Aug. 3 primary will be for voters in Ohio’s 11th congressional district, which includes much of Cleveland proper and the city’s eastern suburbs. Although masks will not be mandated, other protocols will be in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

Cuyahoga County Board of Elections member Anthony Perlatti said that personal protective equipment will be provided to polling locations throughout the county. Perlatti said that dividers will be placed between voting booths. 

“We are sending masks out to polling places,” he said. “Not at the same quantities we did, however we have zone stations in the field. Those are mini command centers where those will be flushed with supplies in case we need to dispatch those out.”

Meanwhile, Perlatti said that the county is on track to have enough poll workers to staff the Aug. 3 primary. He added that the board is still looking for election night workers to help with processing ballots. 

The shifts generally last from 7:30-11:30 p.m. and pay $15 an hour. 

Turnout is expected to be light for the upcoming primary. In March 2018, which included congressional, senate and gubernatorial primaries, the district had a turnout of 14%. 

As of Wednesday, 20,616 ballots have been requested. Of those, 5,810 have been returned.