Future voter arrives early: Woman goes into labor at polling place

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) — Tessa Von Fange went into labor after a trip to the Shawnee County Elections Office in Kansas, where she went to vote.Tessa Von Fange is a longtime voter. She said she has missed very few elections.“I don’t think there are too many elections that I’ve missed,” Tessa Von Fange said. “So, especially as I’ve gotten older, I don’t miss them at all really.”Labor begins during the tripTessa Von Fange thought her baby would be born after Election Day.“I’m going to make it to that induction. I had already really thought I wasn’t going to have her before then,” Tessa Von Fange said.Her husband, Chris Von Fange, said an election worker told him his wife was in labor.“Shocked, I was overwhelmed,” Chris Von Fange said. “Just to hear from the election worker that your wife is in labor is like millions of questions.”“I was 100% in denial until my water broke,” Tessa Von Fange added.Baby’s nameThe couple had already chosen the baby’s name before the trip.“We had her na