Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)

Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential candidate, has created a senior position in his campaign for a director of voter protection. Voting advocates argue that people with disabilities are among those likely to be disenfranchised if current absentee voting systems are not expanded in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. However, Republican Party officials oppose many such efforts, saying the risk of election fraud is too high.