Voting in a pandemic

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🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Wisconsin’s primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic. Amber Phillips reports on why it’s still so hard to put vote-by-mail systems in place. Undocumented workers are often ‘essential’ — but afraid of seeking health care, and won’t get government benefits if they’re laid off, says Tracy Jan. And Nantucket island has just three ventilators, and is preparing for the worst as summer residents flock to the island from cities, reports Caroline Kitchener.

Wisconsin’s decision to hold its primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic.

Undocumented workers among those hit first — and worst — by the coronavirus shutdown.

Nantucket has three ventilators. Year-round residents are asking summer residents to stay away, but people have continued to flock to the island as they flee cities like New York.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:05.0	Hi, this Ben Terris coming from the Washington Post.
0:08.0	Hi, Jack.
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0:12.0	How are you?
0:13.0	It's Lisa bonus, calling for the post.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm Martin Powers.
0:16.0	It's Tuesday, April 7.
0:21.0	Today, voting in a pandemic.
0:26.0	The undocumented people who perform essential work.
0:29.0	And an island prepares for the worst.
0:36.0	So tell me about what's happened over the last 24 hours in Wisconsin.
0:40.0	The Wisconsin primaries, which are the only in-person primaries in all of April to happen, were on.
0:48.0	We have breaking news into our newsroom.
0:51.0	Tomorrow's upcoming Wisconsin Spring election and presidential primary will go on as planned.
0:56.0	And then the governor decided to try to use emergency powers to declare them off.
1:00.0	Earlier today, the governor issued that executive order citing growing public health risks.
1:05.0	And then the Republican legislature sued.
1:07.0	They have since taken the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and won.
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