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76% of Americans will be eligible to vote by mail for November's presidential election – and many may well do so, with 80 million voters predicted to...

76% of Americans will be eligible to vote by mail for November's presidential election – and many may well do so, with 80 million voters predicted to cast their ballot by post – more than twice as many as in 2016. This change is driven by the pandemic, as many fear polling stations will encourage virus transmission. Surprisingly, voting by mail may mean less absentees and a higher turnout – as was the case during primaries, when voting by mail was encouraged in certain states. However, Trump is promoting his own version of these events, claiming that voting by post will do nothing but help Democrats. He has proceeded to block postal funds to prevent expanded mail-in voting. Many have called his decision an attack on democracy.

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