We have to make it as easy as possible for Americans to vote by mail in 2020, and to prepare for a likely surge in absentee ballots.
Voting by mail, already on the rise, may get a $500 million federal boost from coronavirus fears
Sen. Ron Wyden (D) is proposing $500 million of federal funding to help states prepare for possible voting disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Another reason to worry: Coronavirus could upend our election
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is sounding the alarm about it, by proposing $500 million in federal funding to help states prepare for voting disruptions caused by coronavirus