US Election: Know How Does Mail-In Voting Work

Oct 19, 2024 Komal Das

US presidential election will be held on November 5.

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Former president Donald Trump to face vice president Kamala Harris.

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US allows voters, who cannot or do not want to vote in person, to cast mail-in through vote-by-mail programs.

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Vote-by-mail allow voters to cast their votes before election bay by mail.

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Elections officials have implemented a number of safeguards to protect mail-in voting.

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They automatically send ballots to all registered voters in the state before Election Day.

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It includes identity and signature verification, bar codes on ballot envelopes that allow voters to know whether their ballot has been received.

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Some states have made it illegal for volunteers or workers to gather and submit mail-in ballots.

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