The Covid-19 crisis is taking its toll on the 2020 elections by postponing primaries and freezing campaigns. In Wisconsin, which went forward with voting, chaos and partisan politics reigned.
With less than seven months until November, Americans are wondering what it will take to have a free, fair — and safe — election. In this video, featuring UC Irvine law professor Rick Hasen and Bloomberg Government’s Greg Giroux, we answer the question on everyone’s mind: How do we vote during a pandemic?
To contact the producer of this video: Andrew Satter in Washington at asatter@bloomberglaw.com
To contact the executive producer responsible for this video: Josh Block at jBlock@bloomberglaw.com
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Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a place represented by an elected official are called “constituents”, and those constituents who cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called “voters”. There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections.
In smaller organizations, voting can occur in different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.
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