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How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
Voters in line for Illinois primary election ballots keep their distance on March 17.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

At least seven states have postponed their presidential primaries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

That has raised concerns about the other states that have state elections and federal primary elections planned for later this summer...

Read more: How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic

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