Ready or not: Election costs soar in prep for virus voting
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The demand for mail-in ballots is surging. Election workers need training. And polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields during the COVID-19 pandemic.As officials prepare for the Nov. 3 election, one certainty is clear: It’s coming with a big price tag.’Election officials don’t have nearly the resources to make the preparations and changes they need to make to run an election in a pandemic,’ said Wendy Weiser, head of the democracy […]
