How The Coronavirus Has Changed The 2020 Election In Georgia
A poll worker wearing a protective mask is seen at the Dunwoody Library on last month in Dunwoody, Georgia. Georgians were greeted with a few new procedures as they participated in the first day of in-person early voting for the state’s June 9 primaries with the coronavirus pandemic still raging.
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Another aspect of life that the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted is our statewide voting.
On June 9, Georgia will hold its primary elections, which have already been postponed twice. And that’s just where some of the confusion begins.
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WABE’s Emil Moffatt spoke to Jim Burress, host of WABE’s “All Things Considered,” about the uncertainty of it all.
They began their conversation with Burress asking Moffatt to describe what will be different for this election?
Moffatt said, “It will to be different. Georgians normally vote About 95% in person. But because of this pandemic, we’re likely to see a much higher rate of absentee balloting.”
Moffatt added, on Election Day, voters can expect to see coronavirus guidelines with social distancing and hand-sanitizer and the like at the polls.
Tuesday night, WABE hosted its first virtual community conversation and town hall led by Moffatt. The topic was voting and the elections.
The broadcast can be found on the WABE Facebook page. There you will hear voter questions and voting information and updates.
WABE’s Maria White Tillman contributed to this report.
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