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  2. Connecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early ...

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    After the first three days of voting — there was no early voting on Friday because of the Good Friday holiday — 13,476 voters out of more than 1.2 million registered Democrats and Republicans had

  3. Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 ...

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    [359] [360] The bill would mandate automatic and same-day voter registration, require states to offer 15 days of early voting, expand mail-in voting, and place restrictions on voter ID laws and so-called "voter roll purges", among other things. [356] On June 22, 2021, a vote on the bill was held in the senate.

  4. New laws restrict voter access, disenfranchise thousands in ...

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    According to the National Conference of Legislatures, only three states, Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire, do not offer early voting. A significant decrease from the 36 states that did not ...

  5. The state of early voting: Which party is ahead, which states ...

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    Only Alabama and New Hampshire offer no form of early voting. Well over 47 million early votes — 47,555,000 at least — have already been cast for the presidential election, with one week to go ...

  6. State Voting Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    The federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a critical tool in addressing racial discrimination in voting, particularly in southern states. Its most potent provision was the preclearance requirement under Section 5, which mandated that certain jurisdictions with histories of discrimination obtain federal approval before changing voting laws ...

  7. Early voting - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, where voting is compulsory, [3] early voting is usually known as "pre-poll voting". Voters are able to cast a pre-poll vote for a number of reasons, including being away from the electorate, travelling, impending maternity, being unable to leave one's workplace, having religious beliefs that prevent attendance at a polling place, or being more than 8 km from a polling place. [4]

  8. Two charts and a map to help make sense of all the early ...

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    This comes as more states offer more options for people to cast their ballot: In 2000, fewer than half the states offered early voting, and as of 2024, only three states — Alabama, Mississippi ...

  9. Voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [140] [141] Voting in state and Congressional elections can be severely restricted by state laws, and Electoral College votes can be made by state legislatures alone if they so choose. Congress often does not use its power to enforce the existing Constitutional protections; an amendment could require courts to do so more directly.