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https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/1...spread-voting/

elections over three days to spread voting 15, 16, 17 of March

A spokesman for the minister also said ‘a series of measures will be taken to prevent the elections from being derailed by coronavirus’, the paper said. One of these measures – allowing people to take charge of three rather than two proxy votes – is already part of the six-month temporary election legislation which will be voted on by the Senate next Tuesday.

Other measures included in the legislation include boosting staff numbers at polling stations and stringent hygiene guidelines to avoid contagion. Some €30m has already been set aside for the purpose.

One of the difficulties faced by the cabinet is that many elderly people usually volunteer to man the polling stations and this is now not being recommended. A campaign to attract more volunteers will be launched in December.

An added difficulty is that proxy voting is not fraud proof while postal voting is not seen as a safe way of voting either, the Volkskrant said, citing a 2018 survey among voters.