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Pennsylvania elections officials are pleading with the state to move the primary: ‘We’re pulling fire alarms all over the place’

In addition to public health concerns, officials say it could be difficult to actually run an election: Some institutions are backing out of serving as polling locations, and some poll workers are saying they can’t work on election day.

Thomas Maguire, 62, of Bensalem, Pa., after voting at Bensalem High School in a special election for a state House district in Bucks County on March 17, 2020.
Thomas Maguire, 62, of Bensalem, Pa., after voting at Bensalem High School in a special election for a state House district in Bucks County on March 17, 2020.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER