‘We’ve got to get going.’ States under pressure to plan for the general election amid a pandemic
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The presidential election in November is still more than six months away, but states are already under pressure to start making preparations for holding a general election during a public health crisis, including expanding vote-by-mail systems in time to handle a potential spike in absentee ballots this fall.