//Is it safe to vote in person? Experts say yes — with a few conditions.

Is it safe to vote in person? Experts say yes — with a few conditions.

Public health experts say it should be possible to vote safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. | Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

A brief guide to voting safely in person.

Everybody should have a plan to vote. And if you’ve considered leaving your house to go to the polls, you should know: Voting in person is relatively safe even amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

In fact, according to public health experts, it is roughly as risky as going to the grocery store, something Americans still do regularly.

The coronavirus has presented the United States with a daunting logistical challenge as the country attempts to conduct a presidential election in the middle of an infectious disease outbreak. Not only are states having to figure out how to distribute and collect an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots and create safe places for people to vote in person, Americans