How Covid is Affecting the Election

     Because of the recent pandemic, many people are concerned about the large gatherings that will occur from voting in the upcoming election. The general trends that we are seeing is that democratic are more in favor of mail-in ballots, while republicans are more in favor of in-person voting. According to a New York Times article about mail-in ballots, President Trump claims that mail-in ballots are more risky because people will tamper with the votes. However, the article states that "Voting fraud in the United States is rare, less rare is fraud using mail ballots." Democrats asked for a delayed election to account for the mail in ballots, but these demands were denied by Republican-led legislators. In the end, both sides think the other party may have an advantage over them due to the way they choose to vote. This has caused a lot of controversy surrounding the topic. In response to this, some states have allowed for 'no excuse absentee voting' while others are sticking to in person voting unless there are "extenuating circumstances". Not wanting to contract covid 19 is not accepted as one of these circumstances. Regardless, however you choose to vote, make sure you do!!