In September, we asked our readers to share their #ElectionDay plans with us. With just seven days until Nov. 3, here’s a look at what we learned from the 335 responses we received from voters from across the country.https://19thnews.org/2020/10/the-19ths-readers-are-voting-early-and-by-mail/ …
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2/ There are three ways to vote:
By mail (also known as absentee voting)
Early
In person on #ElectionDay Not surprisingly, the majority of respondents said they planned to vote by mail this year simply because "it is the safest option."
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3/ As The 19th’s
@bcrodriguez explains, the number of people voting by mail this year is expected to be much larger compared to previous years because of the coronavirus pandemic.https://19thnews.org/2020/10/the-19th-explains-everything-you-need-to-know-about-voting-and-election-day-2020/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
4/ Lisa Rice of Washington, D.C. is one of 188 readers who said they were casting mail-in ballots this year. The D.C. Board of Elections mailed a ballot to every registered voter living in the U.S. capital, which has 55 mail-in-ballot drop off locations. https://bit.ly/3kyjn1n pic.twitter.com/LAhqOHB7me
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5/ Alma Aldrich, who is pregnant, is due to give birth just six days after
#ElectionDay. Aldrich and her husband voted early in Austin, Texas, on October 15 – two days after the state’s early voting period began. She followed up with The 19th just hours after voting:pic.twitter.com/jXxBmVzldu
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6/ Out of the 335 people who responded, only 21 said they'd be voting on
#ElectionDay — including 22-year-old Nataly Lado of East Elmhurst, New York. This will be her second time voting in a presidential election. She was a freshman in college the first time she voted in 2016.pic.twitter.com/qPtU9zpLmD
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7/ Although they will be exercising their right to vote differently, Lado and Bailey Steinhouser of San Marcos, Texas are both a part of the wave of young women who are volunteering as poll workers this year.https://19thnews.org/2020/10/poll-workers-young-women-stepping-up/ …
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8/ Bailey Steinhouser, 28, voted early. She also volunteered to help fill positions historically taken by older poll workers who are now at a higher risk for COVID-19. https://bit.ly/3kyjn1n pic.twitter.com/0FDYGJ1KxS
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9/ As we continue our
#Election2020 coverage, we want to keep hearing your stories. Share your#ElectionDay plans and pictures with us on social media using#19thVotes2020. Don’t forget to tag us!https://bit.ly/3kyjn1n1 reply 0 retweets 5 likesShow this thread
10/10 Read all of our #Election2020 coverage here:https://19thnews.org/topics/election-2020/ …
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