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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
The pandemic will mean that many more Americans vote by mail this year.
All 50 states require people to register before they can cast a mail-in vote. But from there, the rules diverge wildly.
And a lot could still change. Our correspondent Luke Broadwater, a reporter in Washington, says there are more than 300 challenges to voting-related rules winding through courts across the country.
Americans should probably brace for a different kind of election night — it could be days or longer before the full picture of results emerges.
Guest: Luke Broadwater (https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater), a congressional reporter for The New York Times.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Background reading:
Republicans fear that President Trump’s messaging on voting by mail could depress turnout. But Democrats worry an overreliance on the mail could leave more of their votes uncounted (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/mail-voting-democrats-republicans-turnout.html?searchResultPosition=5).
A New York Times Magazine investigation (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/magazine/trump-voter-fraud.html) found that misleading and false claims about widespread voter fraud are part of a long disinformation effort — one that Mr. Trump has taken to new extremes.
Here’s how to vote in your state (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/24/us/politics/how-to-vote-register.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
All 50 states require people to register before they can cast a mail-in vote. But from there, the rules diverge wildly.
And a lot could still change. Our correspondent Luke Broadwater, a reporter in Washington, says there are more than 300 challenges to voting-related rules winding through courts across the country.
Americans should probably brace for a different kind of election night — it could be days or longer before the full picture of results emerges.
Guest: Luke Broadwater (https://www.nytimes.com/by/luke-broadwater), a congressional reporter for The New York Times.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily)
Background reading:
Republicans fear that President Trump’s messaging on voting by mail could depress turnout. But Democrats worry an overreliance on the mail could leave more of their votes uncounted (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/mail-voting-democrats-republicans-turnout.html?searchResultPosition=5).
A New York Times Magazine investigation (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/magazine/trump-voter-fraud.html) found that misleading and false claims about widespread voter fraud are part of a long disinformation effort — one that Mr. Trump has taken to new extremes.
Here’s how to vote in your state (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/24/us/politics/how-to-vote-register.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)