How voting by mail could save the US election

Coronavirus threatens the US election. Voting by mail could save it.

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On April 7, 2020, as the coronavirus held much of the US under lockdown, the state of Wisconsin held an election. Many other states had already decided to delay their spring elections to protect voters. But in Wisconsin, voters were forced to choose between participating in the election, and their own safety. Wisconsin's decision sparked outrage, but it also highlighted a question that the US really needs to figure out soon: How do you hold an election during a pandemic?

Fortunately, there's actually a simple solution to this one: voting by mail. Tens of millions of Americans already vote this way, and if the rest of the US can prepare their election systems in time for the November election, they could avoid Wisconsin's fate. But time's running out.

Read more from Dave Roberts on Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/4/8/21209306/election-2020-vote-by-mail-wisconsin

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