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Early and mail-in voting: Research shows they don't always bring in new voters

  • Written by Jan Leighley, Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
imageMore than 110 million votes were cast in the U.S. midterm elections of November 2022.Hill Street Studios/Digital Vision via Getty Iag

SciLine interviewed Jan Leighley, professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2022. Leighley discussed how early voting affects turnout, how turnout...

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