Mail-in ballots gain support in coronavirus crisis, but questions linger

Elected officials are clamoring for more people to be able to vote by mail as the novel coronavirus outbreak looms over the fall fight between President Trump and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

This week’s last-minute move by Ohio officials to shut down the state’s primary election in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 caused temporary confusion. But it also prompted calls for the widespread adoption of mail-in voting measures for the rest of the primary calendar — and the general election.