The 2020 election cycle is dramatically changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Open Source Election Technology Institute, 47 states have taken measures to expand their election policies to allow all voters to have access to a vote by mail option. In some states, these policies have been in place for years while others have been recently implemented to specifically address health risks associated with in-person voting during the pandemic.

Vote by mail policies have always been complicated, and now COVID-19 is further amplifying existing difficulties. 

At BallotReady, we’re tracking six key ways COVID-19 is impacting elections, candidates, and voters.