New Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought
The report concludes Wisconsin voters who braved the pandemic and went to the polls in April did not see a surge in COVID-19 infections, although another study reaches the opposite conclusion.
by David Welna
Aug 21, 2020
3 minutes
Amid widespread alarm about the ability of the embattled U.S. Postal Service to deliver mailed election ballots on time, pandemic-wary voters are now being told that in-person voting this fall may not be as risky as initially thought.
"We've got to vote early, in person if we can," former first lady Michelle Obama declared during a Democratic National Convention on Monday. "We have got to grab our comfortable shoes, put on our masks, pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast, too,
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