Coronavirus Meets Election 2020: Rallies, Polling Places Under Scrutiny

Taylor Miller prepares to cast his ballot during early voting at the King County Elections processing center on March 9, in Renton, Wash. King County has had the highest number of deaths in the U.S. due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Updated at 11:13 a.m. ET

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to climb, election officials and political candidates are weighing how to make sure the political process doesn’t become the next casualty of the virus.

Packed public gatherings such as political rallies could pose a particular risk of virus transmission, although so far there’s no sign that’s taken place.