State Republicans have joined the Trump campaign in a suit to stop New Jersey’s plans for a mostly vote-by-mail election.

BettyLou DeCroce, a GOP Assembly member from Morris County, has another idea.

She is proposing that New Jersey join the ranks of many other states and allow “early voting” at the polls. DeCroce says early voting would commence 14 days before the date of the general election.

Under her legislation, there would be at least one polling place in each municipality; large population areas would have more. This would be in-person voting, but spreading it out over two weeks could be a way to reduce crowds and the spread of COVID-19.

Over the years, Republicans have opposed early voting, but in the midst of a pandemic, traditional norms may no longer be that traditional.