The Senate coronavirus relief bill now under consideration includes $400 million for states to expand mail-in and early voting, online voter registration, and secure in-person voting sites.
A woman wearing mask and protective gloves leaves after cast her vote during the Florida Democratic primary election in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2020. The latest Senate coronavirus relief bill includes $400 million to states to ensure upcoming elections are safe for voters and pollworkers.Eva Marie Uzcategui /AFP via Getty Images
Primaries and other elections have been postponed in more than a dozen states so far due to concerns about the coronavirus. Several states – including Ohio, Georgia and West Virginia – have announced that they will send absentee ballot applications to all registered voters so they do not have to vote in person.
"There is no one size fits all approach, but instead a 50-state solution," Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver wrote today."We ask Congress to recognize the necessity for flexible funding to meet each of our specific needs."
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