Democratic presidential primaries are still scheduled to go ahead on Tuesday in three states despite coronavirus fears
WASHINGTON - Ohio will seek to postpone its presidential primary while Florida, Arizona and Illinois move ahead with voting on Tuesday amid growing concerns about the coronavirus that has shut down schools, restaurants and large gatherings across the country.
“We should not force them to make this choice - a choice between their health and their constitutional duties as American citizens,” DeWine said at a news conference.On Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended cancellation of gatherings of 50 or more over the next eight weeks. U.S. task force guidelines on Monday discouraged social gatherings of more than 10 people.
But Illinois’ state board of elections said much of the voting for the state primary already has been done, with 504,000 early votes cast and 294,000 ballots mailed in as of Monday - a substantial increase from the day before the 2016 primary, when those numbers were 400,000 and 160,000 respectively.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wrote on Twitter on Monday that the state government was working to keep Election Day “safe and accessible.”
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