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Guidelines for Healthy

In-Person Voting

The Brennan Center and the Infectious Diseases Society of America

have issued joint guidelines to minimize the risk of transmitting

Covid-19 at the polls this November.

By the Brennan Center for Justice and the Infectious Diseases Society of America PUBLISHED AUGUST 12,2020

Introduction

The coronavirus pandemic is not going away before
Election Day. While voting by mail is the safest option to
avoid Covid-19 transmission, some individuals will be
unable or unwilling to vote in this manner. Clear,
evidence-based information about how to safely conduct
in-person voting at polling places in November is more
critical than ever. Accordingly, the Brennan Center has
partnered with the Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA) to release Guidelines for Healthy In-Person Voting.
The document provides common-sense information
on a range of topics, including voting location siting and
configuration, supplies to prevent Covid-19 transmission,
and poll worker precautions to protect voters and workers
alike. Our guidelines draw from the independent, inter-
disciplinary knowledge of the more than 12,000 infec-
tious diseases physicians, public health officials,
epidemiologists, and researchers that make IDSA one of
the nation's preeminent medical organizations, as well as
from the Brennan Center's expertise in election adminis-

tration. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) has also issued recommendations for election poll-
ing locations, which we suggest reviewing.
No voter should have to choose between their safety
and their fundamental right to vote in November. And
with the right policies, planning, and practices in place,
they will not have to.

General Guidance

In-person voting can be conducted safely if jurisdictions
take the necessary steps to minimize the risk of trans-
mission of Covid-19 to voters and election workers. To
the extent permissible under public health mandates,
jurisdictions that offer polling place voting must
continue to do so.

Jurisdictions should meet regularly with health experts
and their local health departments to ensure health
practices are responsive to the current state of the

Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law