The coronavirus pandemic has affected many aspects of everyday life. For some, that now includes voting.
Louisiana announced Friday that it will postpone its presidential primary elections from April 4 to June 20. The state, which just saw its first covid-19 death last week, is the first state to delay its primary in response to the disease. "Authorities are concerned that holding elections will provide an opportunity for further community spread of the outbreak, particularly among poll workers," Andrea Noble reports for Route Fifty. Many poll workers are older, and covid-19 is deadlier for older people.
The pandemic is also causing problems in the four states holding their primaries on Tuesday: Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. Those states have opted to proceed with the election, but officials in all four states say they're taking extra precautions such as frequent sanitizing of voting machines, Rebecca Morin reports for USA Today.
Some polling locations have been canceled because of poll workers canceling or moved elsewhere to protect nearby vulnerable populations, such as nursing homes, Morin reports.
from The Rural Blog https://ift.tt/2wXjgsj Louisiana delays primary; other states scrambling facilitate voting amid coronavirus pandemic - Entrepreneur Generations
Home » Bussiness »
Economic »
Entrepeneur »
Marketing »
Rural »
Tips »
Tutorial
» Louisiana delays primary; other states scrambling facilitate voting amid coronavirus pandemic - Entrepreneur Generations
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 Response to "Louisiana delays primary; other states scrambling facilitate voting amid coronavirus pandemic - Entrepreneur Generations"
Post a Comment