This article is from The Morning Call by Kirk Johnson and Campbell Robertson:

Elections are complicated events, involving massive amounts of paperwork, thorny issues of law and a widely scattered cast of poll workers and ballot counters. In Washington state, which is holding its 2020 primary Tuesday, there is another matter that officials are having to consider this year.

“How long does coronavirus last in saliva that is on an envelope?” asked Kim Wyman, the secretary of state in Washington, the state hardest hit by the virus so far.

Washington votes by mail, which eliminates most concerns about viral transmission, but also creates some. “We’re telling all of the people who handle incoming ballots to use gloves,” Wyman said. “We’ve also had a recommendation from the National Guard: ‘Folks, you might consider masks.’”

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