“How is coronavirus affecting primaries? What about November’s general election?”
I spoke with Madeline Brand for KCRW’s Press Play.
“Nationwide drive to safeguard voting intensifies as coronavirus spreads”
David Gans: “We Held an Election During the 1918 Flu Epidemic. We Can Hold an Election Now.”
Franita and Foley Podcast: “Voting in the time of the virus”
New Franita and Foley podcast, with guest Michael Morley.
“The November Presidential Election Needs Emergency Federal Funding”
“Democrats sue to extend Wisconsin’s deadlines for online voter registration and counting absentee ballots”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
“Biden and Sanders should work together now to protect the election”
EJ Dionne:
If Sanders and Biden want an immediate joint project, they can unite in pointing to the dangers to the election process itself, brought home by Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to cancel in-person voting in Ohio primary on Tuesday.… Continue reading
“We are not ready for an election during a pandemic”
Greg Sargent in WaPo:
It is now becoming distressingly clear that we may be facing severe societal disruptions that could stretch over many months. A big unknown is just how prepared we are to weather these disruptions and what will… Continue reading
“Voting by Mail in the Age of Coronavirus: A Good Idea, but Not a Total Solution”
Matt Weil of BPC:
First, local administrators will need major technology upgrades and staff trainings. Some states do very little voting by mail and would have a difficult task of ramping up without these quick investments. In 2018, 31 states… Continue reading
“A reference guide for election officials and others looking for information on election administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Over at the MIT Election Lab.
“Sherrod Brown worries Trump could use Ohio primary as precedent to delay general election”
“Why vote-by-mail may not save our elections from the virus’ disruption”
Kim Zetter for Politico.
Foley: Ohio Right Now in Some Historical Perspective: A Follow-Up to Previous Analysis
The following is a guest post from Ned Foley:
Building upon what I wrote yesterday, I think it’s useful to put Ohio Secretary of State LaRose’s Monday night directive (now challenged in the Ohio Supreme Court) in… Continue reading