Politics Here's What It Looks Like Across the U.S. to Vote During a Pandemic How voters are staying safe — and ensuring their voices are heard — during a global pandemic that has already killed more than 230,000 Americans By Diane J. Cho Diane J. Cho Diane J. Cho was the Features Editor of PEOPLE Digital from 2019 to 2022. She worked at the brand for nearly four years covering news, features, human interest, evergreen, holiday gift guides and more. She launched the How I Parent and What It's Really Like to Be …. digital series and has interviewed several celebrities and influential leaders within the entertainment industry. Prior to joining PEOPLE, Diane worked at Bustle, VH1 and Complex. She received her bachelor's degree in Journalism from Rutgers University and her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 3, 2020 07:24 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 12 JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Voters are greeted with a bright red sign that tells them to "wait here" to ensure that proper social distancing is enforced at the Granby Town Hall polling station in Granby, Colorado. 02 of 12 FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty An "I Voted" sticker is placed on a big jug of hand sanitizer for voters to use at the Los Angeles County Registrar in Norwalk, California. 03 of 12 JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty An aerial shot of voters filling out their ballots at the CenturyLink Field Event Center (a voting center set up for people who need to register or need general assistance) in Seattle, Washington. 04 of 12 Gerry Broome/AP Poll worker Dina Grinstead wears a protective gown, a mask and a face shield while assisting voters at the Graham Civic Center polling location in Graham, North Carolina. 05 of 12 Kimberly P. Mitchell/USA Today Network/Sipa USA Voter Tom Held, 57, gets his temperature checked by Tabatha Watley, 54, as he enters his polling place at the Diann Banks-Williamson Education Center in Detroit, Michigan. 06 of 12 John Moore/Getty Election inspector David Hopkinson surveys his polling station at the Emanuel First Lutheran School in Lansing, Michigan. 07 of 12 David Goldman/AP Trump supporter Matthew Woods leads a Trump Train Rally through the parking lot of a polling precinct in Warren, Michigan, dressed as a Continental Army soldier. 08 of 12 Eric Gay/AP/Shutterstock A jogger dressed as Superman carries a "Vote!" flag as he passes a polling station in San Antonio, Texas. 09 of 12 Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock Dyana Elam (center), with her children Jackson Love, 11, (left) and Jordan Love, 11, (right), votes at Union Station in L.A. 10 of 12 Jay Janner-USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA Katherine Gross wears a banana costume to try to get people to the polls near the Flawn Academy Center at the University of Texas. 11 of 12 JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Metropolitan Opera orchestra musicians perform for voters (through their face masks!) outside a polling site located in N.Y.C.'s Upper West Side neighborhood. 12 of 12 Joe Raedle/Getty Auggie Mejia carries his dog Baby as he casts his ballot at the Legion Park polling place in Miami, Florida.