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There's nothing unusual about early voting – it's been done since the founding of the republic

  • Written by Terri Bimes, Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
imageAn early voter waits in line outside the Athens County Board of Elections Office on Oct. 6, 2020 in Athens, Ohio. Ty Wright/Getty Images

With voting in key states having begun more than six weeks before Election Day, early voting has emerged as a contentious issue. Observing that the country now has more of an election season than an election day,...

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