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There's a surprising ending to all the 2020 election conflicts over absentee ballot deadlines

  • Written by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
imageOne billboard outside Bloomington, Minnesota: A sign warns voters about a recent federal court ruling about absentee ballot deadlines.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, was the deadline for returning absentee ballots.

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