Wisconsin public health officials are worried that holding Tuesday’s election in the middle of a pandemic will lead to a spoke of new coronavirus cases in the near future.
Doctors, poll workers, elected officials and many voters had called for a delay in the spring primaries.
Voters who didn’t receive absentee ballots in time were forced to choose between voting in-person or staying at home to avoid possible exposure to the virus.
Epidemiologist Kristen Malecki told broadcast reporters holding the election ran counter to all scientific evidence.
