Ready or not: Election costs soar in preparation for voting amid pandemic
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON — The demand for mail-in ballots is surging. Election workers need training. And polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields during the COVID-19 pandemic. As officials prepare for the Nov. 3 election, one certainty is clear: It`s coming with a big price tag. `Election officials don`t have nearly the resources to make the preparations and changes they need to make to run an election in a pandemic,` said Wendy Weiser, head of the Brennan Center for Justice`s democracy program. `We are seeing this all over the place.` The...