US Voters used the postal svc to cast absentee ballots decades before the COVID

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https://news.wgcu.org/2024-08-24/a-new-mail-voting-exhibition-is-a-reminder-that-its-use-dates-back-to-the-civil-war

earlier generations of voters used the postal service to cast absentee ballots decades before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the 2020 election.

new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War

On view Saturday, Aug. 24, through Feb. 23, 2025, “Voting by Mail” invites visitors to explore the changing logistical and political reasons for the various ways mail has been part of the election process