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Commentary In this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, mail-in ballots for the 2016 General Election are shown at the elections ballot center at the Salt Lake County Government Center, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Commentary I’m a Republican. Everyone — Including My Party — Should Embrace Voting By Mail.

The time is now for the federal government and the states to secure adequate funds to prepare for a November election that doesn’t require the majority of voters to congregate at the polls on Election Day.

May 21, 2020 10:32 am EDT
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Voting 3 Claims About Voting-By-Mail That Are Totally Wrong

Every state allows citizens to vote by absentee ballot if they cannot make it to the polling station on Election Day, but it is easier in some places than others.

May 20, 2020 11:43 am EDT
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Elections A Record Number of Women Are Running for Office in 2020

New data shows 295 women have already filed for office to run as Democrats, while 195 are Republican candidates.

May 14, 2020 2:59 pm EDT
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Elections Trump’s Attacks on Vote-by-Mail Could Suppress the GOP’s Own Vote

Polling indicates that Trump’s public complaints about mail voting have turned some Republicans against the practice.

May 12, 2020 10:40 am EDT
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Elections The ‘No Corporate PAC Money’ Movement Is Growing. It Could Help Democrats Flip the Senate.

Several leading 2020 Democratic candidates are trying to win back the Senate from Republicans while refusing corporate PAC money.

May 6, 2020 12:15 pm EDT

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Economy People Will Be Hurt: Trump Calls For Americans to Risk Health to Salvage Economy

"Will some people be affected badly? Yes, but we have to get our country open, and we have to get it opened soon."

May 5, 2020 9:39 pm EDT
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Elections 58% of Americans Support Voting By Mail. But Republicans Are Fighting the Idea.

A new poll shows 58% of registered voters support letting people vote from home during the pandemic, but Republicans have vocally opposed the idea.

April 21, 2020 2:54 pm EDT