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Collected Item: “Voting By Mail”

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Voting By Mail

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Screenshot

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Around 28 million people out of 138 million who voted, voted by mail in the 2016 election. Somehow this year we are expecting a dramatic increase in vote by mail, with a 4-5 month notice. I wonder how this will affect our election?

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Election, vote, vote by mail

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https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/24/as-states-move-to-expand-the-practice-relatively-few-americans-have-voted-by-mail/

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HANNAH HARTIG, BRADLEY JONES, VIANNEY GOMEZ

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2020-10-05
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