Voting From Home: How COVID-19 Is Changing The Vote

In some cases, primary voting has been off to a rocky start. Long lines and crowds at the polls aren’t great for social distancing. And as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the US, some states are looking to expand their ‘vote by mail’ options ahead of November. We’ll tell you what experts say election officials and lawmakers should start doing now to prepare us. 

Also: ahead of the Fourth of July, some lawmakers are pushing to add a 51st state to the union. We’ll explain the (long) history of Washington DC’s quest for statehood and why it’s making headlines  again. 

And finally, the new documentary “(In)Visible Portraits” has been described as “a love letter to Black women, from Black women.” We sat down with the filmmaker to discuss how she’s looking to reveal history you may not have learned about in school. 

On this episode, you’ll hear from: 

• Myrna Pérez, Director, Voting Rights & Elections Program, Brennan Center for Justice 

• Oge Egbuonu, director of “(In)Visible Portraits”

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