2020 will be a consequential year of elections for many nations, but one of the most followed will be the United States. USA primaries have foreshadowed potential issues to come in the November elections. Even before COVID-19, the trial of new technology threw caucuses and primaries into the center of the controversy. With the coronavirus, the national debate about the security of mail-in voting has ignited. What are the facts and expectations of major differences from a security point of view in 2020 vs. prior elections like 2018 and 2016?