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Henry Williams receives his ballot from first time election judge Kimberly Sims at United Faith Baptist Church in Rockford, Ill., Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Voters across the state are getting the chance to decide competitive primary races for the U.S. House and the Illinois Supreme Court, with concerns about the coronavirus looming large. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP)

Henry Williams receives his ballot from first time election judge Kimberly Sims at United Faith Baptist Church in Rockford, Ill., Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Voters across the state are getting the chance to decide competitive primary races for the U.S. House and the Illinois Supreme Court, with concerns about the coronavirus looming large. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP)

March 18, 2020

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Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy
March 18, 2020 6:22 p.m.

Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy

Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting by mail as a way to ensure that voters can safely cast their ballots amid the coronavirus outbreak.