June 2, 2020

Amid racial unrest, a test at the polls

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https://www.axios.com/primary-elections-george-floyd-coronavirus-abf5d09e-6f37-4003-a4f2-282134ff9339.html

Amid racial unrest, a test at the polls

2020-06-02 09:31:01, Stef W. Kight, Axios

Content Categorization
/News/Politics

Word Count:
395

Words/Sentence:
21

Reading Time:
2.63 min

Reading Quality:
Adept

Readability:
13th to 15th

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Concerns over civil unrest and the police – as well as the coronavirus and expanded absentee voting – could reduce the number of voters showing up in person but heighten tensions for those who do.

Between the lines: An increased presence of law enforcement at polling centers or surrounding areas could intimidate voters or incite unrest.

Eight states plus D.C. are holding primary elections today following a week of intense protests across the country over the brutal police killing of George Floyd.

Protesters will still have to adhere to state electioneering laws that prohibit certain political activities near polling places, National Association of Secretaries of State spokesperson Maria Benson told Axios.

Suzanne Almeida, the Pennsylvania director of voting rights group Common Cause, told Axios they have been hearing that some poll workers in Philadelphia might not show up because of the past week's events.

Keywords
Pennsylvania, George Floyd, South Dakota, Police, Coronavirus

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