Washington Post: Some face masks, but coronavirus did not appear to significantly limit Super Tuesday turnout

Coronavirus did not appear to significantly limit turnout around the country or cause problems at the polls, election observers said.

In California, officials in several counties took extra health precautions around the vote, such as distributing hand sanitizer, sterilizing voting machines and posting public health notices about the virus and how to prevent its spread. The state had nearly 50 cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday night.

“We saw a lot of poll workers wearing face masks and also some who were very vigorously wiping down every ballot-marking system after voters finished,” Kathay Feng, Common Cause’s Los Angeles-based national redistricting director, said on a conference call with reporters. “A few voters were nervous, asking if they [should] come out to vote. But given the long lines [in California] … there are a lot of voters who are still turning out.”