I am 65 this year and I will be voting by mail. However, my husband (age 64) and my daughter-in-law (who has asthma) and my son-in-law (who has a compromised immune system) will not have the opportunity to vote by mai l, despite the fact that they are all in high-risk categories for the coronavirus.
While I appreciate Bastrop County’s initiatives to provide hand sanitizer and clean pens to all voters, it is quite possible that there will be long lines even during early voting, and a fair number of people who will refuse to wear a mask. This is a ...