The fight over absentee ballot deadlines in the November 2020 election was bitter and prolonged. Now, an election law scholar looks at how those ballots affected the presidential race.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether a ban on the third-party collection of mail-in ballots is legal. The practice is allowed in 26 states.
After release of tape recordings in which Nixon ordered the Watergate coverup, he resigned under pressure by congressional Republicans. Today’s GOP had a different response to the Trump tape.
In Florida and North Carolina, mail ballots cast by minority voters and Democrats are disproportionately likely to face rejection.
Where you vote can make a difference in how you vote. Although the influence can be small, some ballots are decided by fractions of a percent.
This is not the first time the district has dealt with a contested election. Last time, there was no redo.
There are different ballots, voting machines, registration and eligibility requirements and procedures for counting votes across the country. That’s a recipe for occasional confusion and miscounts.
How you vote is an indication of the role you think government plays in society. As elections loom in Canada and beyond, here’s a guide to non-partisan, responsible voting.
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Associate Professor, Department of Defence Studies, Royal Military College of Canada
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor and Chair of Political Science, University of Florida
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Graduate Student in History, Northwestern University
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Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
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Research Specialist, the Miller Center, University of Virginia
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William Clinton Story Remsen '43 Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Maine
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
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Assistant Professor, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona
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Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science, University of California, Irvine
