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Voting rights groups are praising the ‘VoteSafe Act of 2020,’ introduced in Congress yesterday by California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris.

The bill would set aside $5 billion to expand voting by mail and early voting ahead of the November presidential election. Matt Barreto, professor of political science at UCLA and faculty director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, says California already allows permanent, no-excuse absentee voting and early voting – so it isn’t out of the question for other states.

“Some of the more rural counties have already transitioned to 100% vote-by-mail, and do automatically send out ballots to all voters,” says Barreto. “So, we’re already seeing that in parts of California.”

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