Voter turnout in California’s mail-ballot primary was off-the-charts. That’s a far more important story than waiting a week for results.
National Vote at Home Institute
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How Can Democrats Boost Youth Turnout? Enact Vote-at-Home
A new study shows that when states mail ballots to every registered voter, more young people vote, and when more young people vote, Democrats win.
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The Newest Democratic Fight to Make Vote by Mail Easier
Now, Republicans want to force voters to sign up for a mail-in ballot each election in Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, and across the country. They could pay a price for once again stepping on rights.
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The Vote-by-Mail Switcheroo
It’s hard to imagine, given the right wing’s freak-out about vote by mail, but when the Washington Monthly first championed the idea a decade ago, the biggest pushback we got was from the left. Democratic operatives assumed that mailing every registered voter a ballot would advantage the GOP because most voters who utilized absentee ballots […]
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The Rural Republicans Who Ignored Trump and Voted by Mail
Exclusive: A new study further undermines the former president’s lies about mail ballots.
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Debate Over: Vote by Mail Boosts Turnout
The results from this year’s primaries, combined with recent studies, show that voting from home drives up participation—and could affect the midterms.
