Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2020-09-07)

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BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK



  1. THE VOTE


9.

There’s

no

last-minute

judicial

decision

affecting

voting

procedures

in

one

or

more

states.

10.

Poll

watchers

are

respectful,

and

there

are

few

ugly

confrontations

at

polling

places.

11.

Polling

stations

have

enough

ballots.

YES

Voting rolls on as is.

YES

Voting carries on in peace.

YES

Well, that’s a relief.

NO

Election workers scramble to adapt; voters are confused. Trust ebbs.

NO

Aggressive poll watchers or protesters intimidate voters. A video of a brawl goes viral, stoking distrust.

NO

More people get provisional ballots, which are vulnerable to legal challenges.

YES

TO

5

AND

6

PLUS

ANY

3

OF

7-11

IN-PERSON

VOTING

GOES

FINE

Despite

the

coronavirus,

in-person

voting

goes

off

largely

without

a

hitch.

Voter

confidence

in

the

results

should

remain

solid.

NO

TO

5

OR

6

PLUS

ANY

2

OF

7-11

IN-PERSON

VOTING

GOES

POORLY

Problems

with

voting

in

person

lead

to

many

people

not

being

able

to

cast

a

ballot.

This

undermines

faith

in

the

result

of

the

election.
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