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I don't see why we can't just have in person voting, but require masks. Given that we didn't see any significant spike in COVID after the protests, when people

I don't see why we can't just have in person voting, but require masks. Given that we didn't see any significant spike in COVID after the protests, when people were packed together and shouting, it is pretty clear that the virus doesn't spread significantly when you are outside with a mask. I think the risks of 10% of the votes being thrown out are far greater than the risk of a slight increase in COVID spread.

Traster 6y ago
At the very least you need a universal option to vote by mail. There's a few good reasons: 1. People are going to make individual judgements about how high the risk is and you don't want people making the choice between safety and voting. 2. It is disproportionately more difficult for people to vote in some areas[1]- making the risk different. 3. What we're seeing more and more are localized outbreaks, where certain areas have a flare up of cases, in those cases you probably don't want to vote in person. 4. People who are self-isolating would be disenfranchised. [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/02/texas-polling-sites-closures-voting https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/02/texas-pollin...