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2020 U.S. presidential election in Wisconsin

Daily News Lesson October 11 2022

Low literacy voters struggle to cast ballots in the face of restrictive voting laws

Learn how some voter laws are making it difficult to vote for people who struggle to read

Georgia Finishes Up Counting Ballots As Biden Has Been Projected To Win National Election

Daily Video November 11 2020

Trump claims widespread voter fraud despite no evidence

Hear what one veteran Republican lawyer has to say about the lack of evidence of fraud in the 2020 election.

GOP poll challengers react after being asked to leave due to room capacity at the TCF Center after Election Day in Detroit, Michigan

Daily Video November 05 2020

Trump declares victory prematurely, seeks to delegitimize election

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Early voting in Maryland

Daily Video October 28 2020

What we can tell—and what we can't—from early voting

Explore what polls and early voting numbers can tell us about an election and what won't be known until after Election Day

FILE PHOTO: People vote at an early voting site in Fairfax, Virginia

Daily Video October 15 2020

Which is better: Paper ballot or voting machine?

What do experts and voting officials think is the most secure way to vote?

Stimulus Bill Negotiations Stall on Postal Service Funding

Daily Video August 14 2020

Explainer: How election officials and the postal service handle ballots

Learn how the USPS and state election officials work together to manage mail-in ballots.

An election worker places a mail-in ballot into an election box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters in San Diego, California

Daily Video June 12 2020

Will more voters vote by mail this fall?

Examine the debate around increasing access to vote by mail as coronavirus presents new challenges.

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Daily Video May 13 2020

Super Civics 2020: Voting during a pandemic

In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, find out out different options for voting in November.

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