Republicans block most aid to help states plan for presidential election amid coronavirus pandemic
Election workers in Miami, March 17, 2020. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP)/ WASHINGTON — Voting reforms that would make it much easier to cast ballots by mail in the fall presidential election were left out of the $2 trillion rescue package that was unveiled Wednesday, but key lawmakers vowed to keep pushing for a series of measures that would prepare the country for an election in the likely scenario that the coronavirus will still be a major presence in the country. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said that while the ...
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