Nearly 21,000 polling locations eliminated for 2020 Election Day: Report

Published October 22, 2020 4:24pm ET



States across the country have collectively cut the number of polling locations that will be open on Election Day by nearly 21,000 compared to the 2016 presidential election.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to record-breaking numbers of mail-in voting and early voting across the country, with many states, such as Virginia and Georgia, expanding early voting and some states even mailing out ballots to all eligible voters. However, those initiatives have not offset what Vice found to be a “patchwork” of cuts and expansions “seemingly aimed at suppressing turnout.”

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