. That finding is notable because mail-in voting has become a controversial topic as many state legislatures debate restricting its use in future elections.
But much of the debate around voting by mail misunderstands the actual impact of the policy, according to the paper. In states where voting by mail was a new option, many voters used it. Turnout was high in 2020, but it didn’t increase significantly more in states that expanded voting by mail versus other states, the researchers found.
“I think both sides are massively overestimating the effect that vote by mail has on participation,” said Andrew Hall, one of the paper’s authors, though it could affect unusually close races, like the presidential race in Georgia. For example: In Texas, 65-year-olds turned out at nearly the same rate as 64-year-olds, “even though 65-year-olds voted absentee at much higher rates than 64-year-olds because they could do so without having to provide an excuse,” according to the paper.
Some political scientists differ on how to read the results. Emory University’s Alan Abramowitz concludes that the “dramatic increase” in 2020 absentee voting
That is not the Truth! The early next morning counting of Mail in Ballots proved to be a Bonanza for Biden.
Democrats& Republicans must cooperate in a necessary elections process reform. In order to count with total transparency in the technicalities & logistic issues, responsible for skepticism relate to the elections outcome.
Fake news.!! It was a straight fraud.!!
Let’s have an election minimizing their footprint and see what happens…
The most votes cast in a presidential election in the US and mail in ballots didn't increase the numbers? Bullshit, America's can't be bothered to show up for anything that's boring, especially if there's a line.
Smartmatic and Dominion computers were compromised by malfunction in them. These machines always have problems with them like bank machines credit card machines. These machines aren’t flawless they have mechanical problems and those are the facts.
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