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Elections become the latest sector of American life to be impacted by the coronavirus

Elections become the latest sector of American life to be impacted by the coronavirus NewsColony The Democratic presidential primary is now shaping up to be wildly disrupted in deference to the coronavirus. Georgia’s March 24 primary has been merged with the May 19 general primary, the state’s elections officials told the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution   Saturday evening. The Peach State is the second state to announce such a move, just a day after Louisiana became the first, moving its April 4 primary to June 20.  While voting itself is meant to be a private activity, as the picture above shows, polling places are still somewhat intimate spaces—particularly for poll workers. Despite Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on Friday, all four states scheduled to vote on Tuesday have refused to delay their vote, including Florida.  “We’re definitely voting,” famously corrupt  Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on F...