Rescheduled Contests Megathread

[GeorgiaModerate]

What happens with the early votes? Are they thrown out or will they be counted in May like nothing happened?

"All votes already cast will be counted in May."

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-delay-presidential-primary-due-coronavirus-pandemic/0vJZpHlHdPQdPEda6GtvCP/

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia is considering sending absentee ballots to all older voters for the May primary:

Jordan Fuchs, deputy secretary of state, said Sunday that – logistically and financially – the state could not afford to shift to a system in which all balloting is conducted by mail, as some have called for. But it could afford to mail ballot applications to those over 65 or even 60 – whichever is recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Department of Public Health.

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-keep-them-out-long-lines-may-primary-ballots-may-mailed-older-voters/6ge4dTrJ33XkkkZyflmqVO/

[GeorgiaModerate]

No citation, but I've heard the Ohio health dept. is ordering the polls closed as a health emergency.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-will-mail-absentee-ballot-forms-all-voters-for-may-primary/s1ZcJ57g8qqIwyG6LNWfIM/

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia is considering delaying again, from May 19 to June 23.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1245003801918156800

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1245003801918156800

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/490580-wisconsin-to-use-national-guard-members-to-work-polls-during-april

Alternatively, Bernie could just drop out so people don't have to risk their lives.

There are other races on the ballot besides the presidential primary.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/natashakorecki/status/1246853673784938501

[GeorgiaModerate]

It amazes me to remember that just a few decades ago (when I was in college poli sci classes), Wisconsin was given as a prime example of a smoothly running, bipartisan state government that worked for the best interests of its citizens.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia primary delayed to June 9.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Georgia primary delayed to June 9.

Now would be a great time for Georgia to seriously consider a vote-by-mail system.

We have no-excuse absentee voting, and they have mailed absentee ballot request forms to all voters for the primary (an unprecedented step).  You still have to return the request form to get the absentee ballot itself, and then send that back in.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The State Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow Georgia voters to turn in their absentee ballots at drop boxes, an option that avoids human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.

Drop boxes can be set up on government property before Georgia’s primary on June 9. Voters will be able to submit their absentee ballots without having to pay for postage or hand them directly to county election workers.

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/ballot-drop-boxes-approved-for-georgia-voters-during-coronavirus/4Bir3Ymx1zL0ZOGsXMazEO/

This is a nice development and I applaud the board for implementing it.  Using a drop box will also ensure that an absentee ballot isn't lost or delayed in the mail.