A Majority Of Americans Want To Make It Easier To Vote By Mail

A Majority Of Americans Want To Make It Easier To Vote By Mail

The GOP is pushing new voter restrictions nationwide, but most Americans want more time and more options to cast their ballots, a new poll finds.

By Travis Waldron, HuffPost US

https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/americans-support-vote-by-mail-early-voting_n_602fd34ac5b673b19b67de64?ri18n=true

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A significant majority of Americans want lawmakers to keep and build on the expanded voting options many states adopted during the 2020 elections as they tried to make casting ballots safer amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll released Monday found.

The poll, conducted by the independent firm Strategies 360 and Voting Rights Lab, found that 74% of Americans believe voters should have the ability to cast absentee ballots by mail in future elections ― an idea that enjoys support from 62% of Republicans and even stronger majorities of independent and Democratic voters. Among all voters, 70% support the widespread adoption of no-excuse absentee voting, in which voters can apply to have ballots mailed to them in advance of the election without providing a reason. 

Two-thirds of voters also said they would favor expanding early voting periods ahead of Election Day, the poll found.

The expansion of early voting periods and vote-by-mail options during the pandemic boosted turnout during primary elections and for November’s presidential contest, especially in states that adopted those measures for the first time, as voters submitted absentee ballots or cast votes before Election Day at record rates. 

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