Some voters are scared the coronavirus will stop them from casting a ballot

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For some people, the coronavirus has made voting a nerve-wracking action. Some Americans and voting rights groups are concerned the pandemic is forcing voters to choose between social distancing and exercising their right to vote.

"We are seeing signs that voters are registering at numbers unseen from our organization, and that they are very much interested in voting by absentee," Hailey told CNBC in an email.

The combination of being unable to leave her child alone and fearing getting sick at the polls made Friedle miss the vote. Voting rights groups stress that the most susceptible people are "older voters and people with pre-existing conditions," according to Brett Edkins, political director at New York-based Stand Up America, a nonprofit focused on advancing Democratic goals. "Children and younger parents are at relatively low risk of becoming seriously ill. Election experts across the partisan divide say that mail-in voting is the safest alternative to in-person voting.

At the same time, she's concerned about whether officials are considering the feasibility of these moves. "How can we do that? How can we do it safely so people aren't being exposed to germs or viruses?" she asked. "Lots of organizations are out there that drive people to the polls. Are people still organizing these things with Covid going on?"

Voting can get chaotic in Arizona, said Wells, a veteran. In her voting area, "there are 64 voting offices where you can cast your vote. But that's not enough when you live in a valley with millions of people."

 

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NO. the virus won't. but trump will try !

The argument against voting in person and 2nd Amendment was lost after all the Democrat looting/rioting.

Today is Election Day in PA. I will be at the polls today with my (mask, gloves and hand sanitizer) to vote! I will also be at the polls in November with my mask and gloves to personally cast my vote to remove Trump from office 👍🏾

Some Americans are cowards hiding behind masks!

Oh back to random corona headlines now I see.

Some Americans believe the moon is green cheese

Oh give me a break this BS is straight out of the Andrew Ross Sorkin liberal land of make believe

Hasn’t kept people from looting, destruction of property, stomping traffic on highways, holding large gatherings to protest, beating innocents, torching buildings, etc. I think they will be okay.

You can riot you can vote

After seeing hundreds of thousands stand shoulder to shoulder in protests this past week, they can't bemoan voting tables 10 feet apart. Sorry.

IF you have good candidates, the way you vote doesn't matter. Now you can see,Trump is a loser witnessing his country being destroyed. Biden is just a negligible character in the running

Really? The way the cities are burning we’re back to normal

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction

Lol READ THE ROOM GUYS

We should postpone the Election until it is safe to do so maybe 2024

Your kidding right..with protests and riots I believe people are ok with going to vote. You didn’t think this article through very well. Fake news!!!

As we have seen over the past week, nobody under 80 gives a shit about covid. Guess we can all vote in person.

I don't care who infects me or vice versa. If I can get up, I'll walk through hell to vote on 3 Nov 2020.

Evidently the protestors would be comfortable with in-person voting.

Ah. Is someone not looking at the crowds that have been protesting or the packed beaches on Memorial day weekend? A lot of people not too worried.

I WOULD CLIMB OVER A GROUP OF PROTESTORS , CALL IN FOR WORK, SPEND 10 HOURS IN LINE TO VOTE OUT THE CLOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 🤡🤡🤡 I WOULD ENTER A LINE FULL OF COVID-19 PATIENTS . MANY WOULD AGREE CapitalPrivate1 ColoradoDavidSu McFly1960 _ReaalAmerican_

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By rioting? Not so much.

'Some' are irrelevant btw. 99.99% of the rest of us normal people don't care.

BS. Have you been watching these riots and protests on your own network? People aren’t afraid of the rona. You just want mail-in ballots so voter fraud is easier.

Only the liberals are scared... buts that a liberal thing

They go to the store. They can go vote

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