During the influenza pandemic a century ago, for instance, local election officials across the country chose not to postpone voting in primaries during the 1918 midterms. “The longer we wait, the more difficult and dangerous this will become,” said Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D). Even as President Trump showed a new seriousness about the outbreak, he told reporters that he didn’t think it was necessary for Ohio to delay its primary. Election officials in Maryland said they would examine the possibility of an election delay as well, and Texas Democrats called for all-mail elections on May 2 and May 26. State and local officials began to roll out additional test sites Monday, including drive-through testing in parts of New York state.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 14:12 UTC