The expansion of vote-by-mail has become a popular demand since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Implementing it may, however, be tougher than it seems.
Democracy in America articles
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U.S. Postal Service Funding Shortfall Could Derail Vote-By-Mail Efforts During Pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic threatens the life of the U.S. Postal Service just as it is needed help the most. Funding shortfall could derail vote-by-mail.
Your vote by mail may be counted depending on where you live
The fight to expand vote by mail has received unprecedented support during coronavirus. But whether your vote is counted or not depends on where you live.
Republicans are split over allowing any voter to vote by mail
Republicans are split over allowing any voter to vote by mail. This division has arisen despite Trump’s opposition regardless of the coronavirus.
Voters face potential life-or-death choices in states with limited absentee voting
The U.S. is hard hit by the coronavirus. Voters face potential life-or-death choices in states with limited absentee voting.
Partisan battle erupts over US Postal Service as some look to mail-in ballots amid pandemic
Due to coronavirus lawmakers are pushing for mail-in ballots ahead of 2020 polls. A battle has erupted over the future of the crippled U.S. Postal Service.
Biden says Trump will try to delay the election. Experts say he can’t.
What is the possibility of Trump delaying the November 2020 election? Joe Biden thinks the president is going to try to do so but experts disagree.
‘We can’t afford to wait’: coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters
Low voter registration due to coronavirus is likely to affect sections of the electorate little favourable to the GOP but that could have high turnout.
How Will Chief Justice and Supreme Court Conservative Majority Affect 2020 Election?
Currently, all Supreme Court conservatives are Republican appointees and all liberals, Democratic. This could have bearing on 2020 electoral disputes.
How Absentee Voting for US Troops Won the Civil War and Ended Slavery
In the Civil War era, it was the votes of U.S. troops that put Lincoln over the top and forever changed the way Americans at war vote in elections.