Legal fellow here to talk about the impact on voting and the coronavirus, good morning to you. To talk to you again, thanks forhaving. Recent oped takes a look at this issue thats been rising in some states of voting by mail. Do you have concerns about that . The concerns are that absentee ballots were mail in ballots are voted out of sight and outside the supervision of elected officials and that means its easy, much easier for them to be stolen, to be misdirected by the Postal Service and for pressure to be brought on voters themselves, intimidation and pressure and though there are many instances of fraud involving absentee ballots, i certainly prefer voting in person. I think most people do. Yes we need absentee ballots for people who are disabled or second cant make it to the polls but all elections, allmale elections are not a algood idea and its not a good idea at this point to having an allmale election in november given that we dont know what the Health Conditions will be like
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This article was originally published by The 19th on Nov. 9, 2023. One in 5 voters with disabilities either needed assistance or had difficulty voting in 2022…
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and with ongoing concerns about political violence America is facing a critical shortage of poll workers, experts say. A new national campaign hopes to see veterans and their families fill the gap. Some 130,000 poll workers have stopped serving over the past three midterm elections, the group Vet the Vote says. And 20% more plan to leave before the 2024 election, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Multiple states have reported shortages of poll workers, including California, New York and Texas. Traditionally, the average age of poll workers is 61 or older, a demographic that is also more at risk from COVID and has, often, become warier of exposure, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Committee (EAC). Vet the Vote hopes to sign up 100,000 veterans or their relatives to volunteer at the polls and fulfill the crucial but small-bore work that makes elections possible. Ellen Gustafson, Ve
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and with ongoing concerns about political violence America is facing a critical shortage of poll workers, experts say. A new national campaign hopes to see veterans and their families fill the gap. Some 130,000 poll workers have stopped serving over the past