Wisconsin officials urge voters to skip primary over coronavirus fears
Posted on AllSides April 6th, 2020
From The Right
Don’t go to the polls.
That’s the plea from a growing number of Wisconsin public officials and voting rights advocates who are worried the coronavirus will spread like wildfire among residents who come out for the state’s presidential primary and local elections Tuesday.
Gov. Tony Evers has ordered residents to stay inside and avoid public gatherings to help slow the spread of COVID-19, but so far Election Day remains on schedule.
“The upcoming election is hurtling toward the state of Wisconsin like some unstoppable meteor,” Jay Heck, director of the...