Voter Access and Early Voting | Public Affairs

Introduction:

Early in-person voting was once customary, since rural voters could not count on being able to reach the polls on a certain day. It was not until 1845 that the federal government set a uniform, single day for voting: the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

Essential Reading

Election Administration and Voting Survey Deep Dive: Early, Absentee, and Mail Voting

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

State Laws Governing Early Voting

National Council of State Legislatures

Waiting to Vote: Racial Disparities in Election Day Experiences

Hannah Klain et al., Brennan Center

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In the News

Fact-Check: Does Early Voting Open Elections Up to Fraud?

Brandon Mulder, Austin American-Statesman

The 2020 Election by the Numbers

James M. Lindsay, Council on Foreign Relations

A Brief History of Early Voting

Michael P. McDonald, Huffington Post

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