Few tweaks as fears of virus mount

Super Tuesday voters in one coronavirus-hit California county will give voters the option of dropping off ballots without getting out of their cars.

And all poll workers in Solano County, where a resident has tested positive without any link to foreign travel, are being given disinfectant wipes for voting machines.

“We’re definitely trying to give voters another couple of options to still get their vote out but not have to interact, if they didn’t want to, with the public,” John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters, told ABC News.

But even as some areas take scattered precautions over the spreading health threat, the vast majority of state and local election officials are barreling ahead with few changes as close to a third of the nation votes on Super Tuesday.

California and Texas vote along with 12 other states in the biggest single day of the presidential primary contest so far.

Most states, which oversee elections, concede they are not doing anything at all to respond to coronavirus.

“It’s pretty much business as usual,” said Steve Hurlbert, the communications director for the Colorado secretary of state.

For now, officials may believe the danger from the virus is contained. But it could spread dramatically as the primary season continues.

If health officials order widespread restrictions on public events, like canceling school and sporting events, it could also prompt calls to cancel or delay in-person voting.

Coronavirus fears could also force candidates to reconsider campaigning plans if outbreaks occur in areas where candidates are holding rallies or meeting large groups of voters.