Mail-In Balloting During Virus Pandemic | The Line

March 27, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists look toward the possibility of holding an all-mail primary election. Many volunteers for an election are seniors, who are of course among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus; would a mail-in ballot alleviate that risk? The Line thinks out-of-the-box for dealing with upcoming elections. 

Line Panelists: Lonna Atkeson, UNM Political Science professor   Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR    Laura Sanchez, attorney

For Further Reading:   

No plans to delay primaries, and SOS encourages vote by mail — NM Political Report 

New Mexico encourages mail-in balloting amid virus concerns — Associated Press