Are You There? Can You Hear Me? I’m Trying To Vote: Voting by Video Under Review
By Drew Kudlinski.COVID-19’s legacy will likely be the all-touching and absolute disruption to normal life. That disruption has not been isolated from the core of our democratic process. While uncertainty reigns supreme in 2020, it is certain that a massive surge of alternative voting is coming in the November general election. More Americans will cast their ballot without visiting the polls than ever before. This has spurred election litigation across the country. Policymakers, election administrators, advocates, and judges have sparred constantly over the year regarding how to best ensure an accessible and legitimate election during a public health crisis.Both national attention and litigation has been primarily focused on mail-in voting. Mail-in voting will have a crucial role in this year’s election. For example, half of Georgia’s primary voters were absentee…