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Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election

This week's primary in Wisconsin, which produced long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, is a dire warning of what could lie ahead.
A woman casts her ballot at a high school in Milwaukee this week. The coronavirus pandemic will likely reshape how Americans vote and even who casts a ballot this November.

Who does and doesn't get to vote in November could rest on how states, political parties and the federal government respond to the coronavirus threat to U.S. elections.

The pandemic has already caused major disruptions. Partisan legal fights have erupted over how to address voters' concerns about showing up at the polls in person. This week's primary in Wisconsin, with long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, offered a dire warning of what could lie ahead.

"The real outstanding question is whether or not we're going to have an election system that can deliver for the voters and whether or not.

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