Mother who went into labor at the ballot box sends message to fellow voters

• A Kansas voter unexpectedly went into active labor while casting her ballot at the Shawnee County Elections Office in Topeka.
• Despite contractions occurring five minutes apart, Tessa Von Fange was determined to vote and successfully cast her ballot.
• She arrived at hospital wearing a Future Voter sticker on her belly shortly after completing her ballot.
• She gave birth to her daughter, Morgan, weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce, at 1:16 am on Election Day.
• Following the birth, Von Fange and her husband urged voters to make time to participate in elections no matter how busy life becomes.

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Hope and (diaper) change! Mom goes into labor after showing up at election booth to vote