Mandatory mail-in voting hurts neither Democratic nor Republican candidates

Mail-in ballots have recently become a hotly debated topic in politics

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Casting ballots by mail has been proposed as a safe way to vote this November given the ongoing pandemic. But mail-in ballots have become politicized. A new study suggests that when counties switch to mandatory mail-in voting, turnout increases among both Republicans and Democrats.

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Mandatory mail-in voting leads to a slight uptick in voter turnout — for both Democrats and Republicans.