Elections and Covid-19: How special voting arrangements were expanded in 2020

So how did countries eventually respond? This article helps to address this question by presenting information on the SVAs that were introduced around the world in 2020 to help mitigate against Covid-19 transmission. Data was collected from electoral management bodies (EMBs), state institutions, media, and election observation reports from 52 national elections (in 51 countries) in 2020. This analysis forms part of a series that has covered other parts of the electoral cycle, including campaign limitations, health and safety in polling stations, and international election observation. It forms part of an ongoing study between International IDEA and the Electoral Integrity Project on Covid-19 and elections.