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How Exactly Are We Going To Vote In This Pandemic?

Voting is hard enough in normal times.

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The Supreme Court already decided that COVID-19 was sufficiently dangerous that they need to cancel oral arguments, but not dangerous enough that Wisconsin voters can’t be forced to wait in long lines amid widespread poll closures. Just another day for the conservative majority of the Court doing what’s “necessary to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.”

Putting Wisconsin aside, what is the plan for the remaining primary states and, if worse comes to worst, the general election?

Bloomberg has put together a short primer on the challenges and opportunities when it comes to voting featuring everyone’s favorite election law guru, Professor Rich Hasen.

“We’re a smart country.” That’s… not an encouraging backstop right now.

HeadshotJoe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.

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