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How to track your mail-in ballot

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageMake sure you know when your ballot is arriving, and whether it's been accepted for counting back at your election office. erhui1979/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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