Almost half of midterm voters cast ballots early or by mail
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press
Published: May 2, 2023, 3:47pm
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FILE - Voters pass a sign outside a polling site in Warwick, R.I.,, on Nov. 7, 2022, after casting their ballots on the last day of early voting before the midterm election. Almost half of all voters in the 2022 midterm elections cast their ballots before Election Day either by mail or through early voting, with Asian and Hispanic voters leading the way, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday, May 2, 2023, shows, even as Republican-led states have tightened rules on voting by mail. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Photo Gallery
Almost half of all voters in the 2022 midterm elections cast their ballots before Election Day either by mail or through early voting, with Asian and Hispanic voters leading the way, according to new data the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday.
The heavy use of both early voting and voting by mail occurred even as Republican-led states have tightened rules on both voting methods over the last two years, and it marked a steep rise from the two previous midterm elections in 2018 and 2014.
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