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How common was by-mail voting before COVID-19 and which states will allow it in 2020?

For many Americans, voting means casting a ballot at a local polling place on Election Day. Yet, according to data collected by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), about 43.2% of Americans who voted in the 2018 election did so outside of the traditional Election Day context, either casting a ballot at an early in-person polling place or by mail. And as many states expand access to absentee or by-mail voting in light of COVID-19, that percentage may increase during this November’s presidential election.

How did Americans vote in past elections?

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