CDC voting guidance includes 3 elements:
1. Alternatives to in-person voting, including voting by mail.
2. Increasing the number of polling locations + extending hours for early voting.
3. Maintaining or increasing the total number of polling places available on Election Day.
1. Alternatives to in-person voting, including voting by mail.
2. Increasing the number of polling locations + extending hours for early voting.
3. Maintaining or increasing the total number of polling places available on Election Day.
Unfortunately, not every jurisdiction is following the CDC’s guidance. We saw what happened in this year’s primary elections in states that reduced the number of polling places and did not have adequate alternatives to in-person voting.
In Georgia, voters waited up to five hours to cast their ballots.
In Texas, voters endured lines up to seven hours long.
In Florida, 112 polling places across the state were closed, moved, or consolidated.
In Texas, voters endured lines up to seven hours long.
In Florida, 112 polling places across the state were closed, moved, or consolidated.
These actions left many voters, especially people of color, unable to exercise their right to vote. We cannot allow the pandemic to be used to continue or exacerbate the ugly history of voter suppression.
The #HeroesAct, which the House passed nearly four months ago, includes $3.6 billion to help state and local governments pay for equipment and staff to safely administer the election. Republicans should agree to allocate these funds without further delay.
The Delivering for America Act, which the House passed last month, requires that election mail be treated as first-class, restores mail service to previous levels, and provides $25 billion as unanimously requested by the bipartisan Postal Service Board of Governors.
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