Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, voters wait in line to cast ballots at Washington High School while ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat to vote in the state's presidential primary election in Milwaukee. Many Black voters are skeptical of voting by mail even as states seek to expand that option during the coronavirus pandemic. Decades of racism and voter disenfranchisement are at the heart of the uneasy choice facing Black voters. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Victor Gibson poses for a photo July 9, 2020, in Detroit. Despite fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Gibson said he's not planning to take advantage of Michigan's expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot in November. The retired teacher from Detroit just isn't sure he can trust it. Many Black voters across the U.S. share similar concerns and are planning to vote in person on Election Day, even as voting by mail expands to more states as a safety precaution during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
Earle Fisher, a pastor and civil rights activist, poses inside Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, July 12, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. Fisher is a plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking to open up mail-in voting to all eligible voters in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
FILE - In this March 1, 2020, file photo, Stacey Abrams speaks at the unity breakfast in Selma, Ala. Many Black voters are skeptical of voting by mail even as states seek to expand that option during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2018, Abrams campaign mailed 1.6 million absentee ballot requests to Georgia voters during her unsuccessful bid for governor. The campaign emphasized that it was a safe and easy way to vote. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, a worker hands out disinfectant wipes and pens as voters line up outside Riverside High School for Wisconsin's primary election in Milwaukee. Many Black voters are skeptical of voting by mail even as states seek to expand that option during the coronavirus pandemic. Decades of racism and voter disenfranchisement are at the heart of the uneasy choice facing Black voters. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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FILE - In this April 7, 2020, file photo, voters wait in line to cast ballots at Washington High School while ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat to vote in the state's presidential primary election in Milwaukee. Many Black voters are skeptical of voting by mail even as states seek to expand that option during the coronavirus pandemic. Decades of racism and voter disenfranchisement are at the heart of the uneasy choice facing Black voters. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)