Headline Roundup • March 15th, 2020
Georgia, Louisiana Postpone Primary Elections
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On Saturday, Georgia became the second state to postpone its primary elections amid growing concern over the spread of the Wuhan virus. Louisiana announced earlier this week that it would be moving back its primary as a result of the coronavirus. Georgia's primary, originally scheduled for March 24, will now be held on May 19.
"Events are moving rapidly and my highest priority is protecting the health of our poll workers, their families, and the community at large," Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"Our priority is...
States across the country are grappling with how to hold their presidential nominating contests while keeping voters and poll workers shielded from the coronavirus.
Georgia on Saturday postponed its March 24 primary until May 19 and paused in-person early voting, which had already begun.
Louisiana said Friday it was postponing its April 4 primary, pushing it into June, and later-voting states such as Maryland and Pennsylvania are trying to figure out how to safely hold primaries as events across the U.S. are being rapidly canceled to limit the virus’s spread.
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Esquire
I don’t like the way that this is heading. From WAFB:
Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced Friday, March, 13 next month’s Presidential Preference Primary has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. COVID-19 is commonly known as coronavirus. The primary was originally scheduled for April 4. Ardoin said the election will be postponed at least two months.
No, I don’t like it at all. From the AP, (via the Athens Banner-Herald):
John Barrow of Athens, a former Democratic congressman, and former Republican state lawmaker Beth Beskin of Atlanta both...
