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State by state summary from a client as of March 25

General State Actions
 Alabama
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars, breweries
 Alaska
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars, breweries, food trucks, self-service dining
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Arkansas
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 California
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure recommended – bars, wineries, nightclubs and brewpubs
o Stay at home order
 Colorado
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters, casinos, ski resorts
 Connecticut
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – gyms, fitness studios, movie theaters
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Delaware
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness centers, health spas
 Limited operations required – restaurants, brewpubs, taverns, taprooms
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 District of Columbia
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – non-essential businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 Florida
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Georgia
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order (for medically fragile)
 Hawaii
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – movie theaters, visitor attractions, and places of worship
 Closure or limited operations recommended – restaurants, tour companies
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home guidance
 Idaho
o Stay at home order (or Blaine County only)
 Illinois
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o Stay at home order
 Indiana
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars, nightclubs
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Iowa
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 Kentucky
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – bars, restaurants, entertainment, hospitality and recreational facilities, community and recreation centers, gyms and exercise facilities, hair salons, nail salons, spas, concert venues, theaters, and sporting event facilities
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Louisiana
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – bars, gyms, movie theaters
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Maine
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Maryland
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – non-essential businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Massachusetts
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Michigan
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – casinos, bars, theaters
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o Stay at home order
 Minnesota
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Missouri
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – casinos
 Nebraska
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 New Hampshire
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 New Jersey
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – gyms, theaters, casinos
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 New Mexico
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars, food establishments
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home guidance
 New York
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – bars, gyms, movie theaters, casinos
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o Stay at home order
 North Carolina
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 North Dakota
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operation required – bars, restaurants, recreational facilities and entertainment venues
 Ohio
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Oklahoma
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order (for vulnerable populations only and includes a 10 person limit to mass gatherings for all others)
 Oregon
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 Closures recommended
o Stay at home order
 Pennsylvania
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Required closures of all non-life-sustaining businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order (for 8 counties only)
 Puerto Rico
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – all nonessential business
 Rhode Island
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars, entertainment venues
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 South Dakota
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Tennessee
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Utah
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
 Vermont
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Virginia
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations or closure required – restaurants, fitness centers, theaters
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
 Washington
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – entertainment and recreational facilities
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 West Virginia
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required – casinos
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home order
 Wisconsin
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Limited operations required – restaurants, bars
o State employee restricted travel/restricted state travel
o Stay at home guidance
 Wyoming
o Closures of Nonessential Businesses
 Closure required
Public Schools
• Every state has either closed all public schools or some school districts have been closed
• Complete list of the status of each state
• Kansas has cancelled school for the remainder of the year
• Florida has cancelled all remaining testing
• Virginia has cancelled school for the remainder of the year
• Arizona plans to announce the suspension of makeup days
• California has indicated that it will take similar actions
Primary Elections
• Ohio primary elections postponed to most likely June 2nd (originally March 17th)
• Georgia primary election postponed to May 19th (originally March 24th)
• Puerto Rico Democratic Party will ask the state’s legislature to postpone their primary to April 26th (originally March 29th)
• Alabama primary runoff election to be postponed to a date in the future that has not been announced (originally March 31st)
• Louisiana primary election postponed to June 20th (originally April 4th)
• Wyoming Democratic Party caucus in-person voting suspended and mail-in deadline is now March 20th and pickup and drop-off of ballots will be held on March 28th and April 4th (in-person caucus originally April 4th)
• Hawaii has not changed its primary election on April 4th as most voters vote via mail
• Alaska Democratic Party has encouraged voters to vote by mail, which has a deadline of March 24th, and will reassess whether or not to cancel in-person voting (originally April 4th)
• Wisconsin has not postponed/suspend its primary, however, nursing homes and care centers will automatically be sent absentee ballots and municipal clerks have been given the option of relocating poling centers if they are located in a nursing home or similar care center (primary date is April 7th)
• Connecticut secretary of state has urged the governor to issue an emergency order to allow individuals concerned with going to the polls to obtain an absentee ballot (primary date is April 28th)
• Delaware’s state election commissioner has urged individuals to apply for absentee ballots (primary date is April 28th)
• Maryland primary election postponed to June 2nd (originally April 28th)
• New York election officials are weighing whether to move primary election to June 23rd (originally April 28th)
• The Pennsylvania secretary of state reminded voters that the state allows any voter to request a mail-in ballot (primary date is April 28th)
• Rhode Island primary election postponed to June 2nd (originally April 28th)
• Kentucky primary election postponed to June 23rd (originally May 19th)
• Note: States that reschedule their primaries past June 9th risk losing half their delegates to the convention
o June 9th is the deadline set by the Democratic National Committee

National Guard Deployment
• California
• New York
• Washington state


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