A rally outside the Montclair, N.J., town hall on July 1. Protesters hung 1,101 absentee ballots to represent the number of votes that weren't counted in a mayoral election that was decided by just 195 votes. Kate Albright/Montclair Local hide caption
Sen. Roy Blunt (left) said he was "prepared to look at more money for the states to use for elections this year." But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) has said that such requests are a non-starter. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has started a voting rights organization, and is urging NBA teams to offer their large venues as polling sites during the pandemic. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Mail-in voting has been relatively rare in New Jersey but Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the May 2020 elections to be entirely by mail due to the pandemic, a first for the state. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A game between the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets earlier this year before the pandemic ended the NBA season. The Hawks have announced plans to use their arena as an early voting site for upcoming elections. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption
Clark County, Nev., election worker Stean Durias scans mail ballots at the Clark County Election Department this month. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge lamented President Trump's denigration of voting by mail because Ridge says it may wind up hurting Republicans. Haraz N. Ghanbari/Associated Press hide caption
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
There's little consensus on what needs to be done by November. Democrats would like to send every voter a mail-in ballot and extend deadlines for getting them in. Republicans insist that would lead to fraud and undermine the integrity of the election. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Nina Ahmad declared victory as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania auditor general nine days after the state's June 2 primary. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the state's primary election on Tuesday in Atlanta. Ron Harris/AP hide caption
People wait in line to vote in the Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern in Atlanta on Tuesday. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Hackers backed by China and Iran sent phishing emails attempting to steal the email credentials of campaign staffers for both major political parties. Nicolas Armer/DPA via Getty Images hide caption
An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots for Washington state's presidential primary on March 10 in Renton, a suburb of Seattle. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Volunteer poll worker Beverly Talley, left, wears a face mask and gloves as she checks in a voter at a voting center during primary voting in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Voters stand in line as they wait to cast their ballots during primary voting in Braddock, Pa., on Tuesday. Problems with absentee ballots and a smaller number of polling places led to long lines in several states as primary elections that were delayed by the coronavirus resumed. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
An election official waits to check in voters behind a plastic barrier Tuesday at a polling place at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
A fake story began circulating Sunday evening into Monday morning, which was then disputed by real journalists as well as a number of bots. Experts say the campaign may have been meant to make people question whether anything they see online is true. Twitter Screenshot hide caption
An election worker in Renton, Wash., begins processing mail-in ballots during that state's presidential primary in March. Varying state-by-state requirements around signatures and other rules have become the focus of legal fights as absentee voting expands due to the pandemic. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Postal Service faces challenges as more voters turn to mail in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
An election worker in Dallas setting up a polling place ahead of the March 3 in Texas. Texas officials are resisting efforts to expand mail-in voting due to the pandemic and insisting that voters cast ballots in person in upcoming elections. LM Otero/AP hide caption
A 2019 naturalization ceremony in Lowell, Mass. The pandemic has put such ceremonies on hold in an election year when many new citizens vote for the first time. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption