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How do you hold an election in the midst of a pandemic? South Korea
How do you hold an election in the midst of a pandemic? South Korea tries to lead the way
By VICTORIA KIMSTAFF WRITER LA Times
APRIL 14, 20209:05 AM
SEOUL — At a time when most governments are urging citizens to stay at home, one country is calling on them to come out in force this week — to the polls.
South Korea is going ahead with its hotly contested parliamentary elections Wednesday, even as nations around the world, from Britain to Bolivia, have postponed races out of coronavirus concerns and a primary in Wisconsin raised myriad concerns about safety and disenfranchisement.
With nearly four out of five South Koreans saying they intend to cast a ballot and early voting already logging record turnout, the country may offer an early look at how to hold a general election in the midst of a pandemic.
South Korea is going ahead with its hotly contested parliamentary elections Wednesday, even as nations around the world, from Britain to Bolivia, have postponed races out of coronavirus concerns and a primary in Wisconsin raised myriad concerns about safety and disenfranchisement.
With nearly four out of five South Koreans saying they intend to cast a ballot and early voting already logging record turnout, the country may offer an early look at how to hold a general election in the midst of a pandemic.
More:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-14/coronavirus-south-korea-elections-masks-sanitizer