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Everything you need to know about US election day.
As the US election comes to a head, polls still show a close race.
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and double-checks.
Voter turnout, or the amount of people that turn up to vote in an election, is key to upholding democratic values. Does it matter on which day a country goes to the polls?
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
Some election results will take days or longer to materialize – but on election night, a panel of scholars offer initial takeaways on mail-in voting, how to win an election and voter suppression.
Local election administrators work under increasingly difficult circumstances, with dwindling resources and mounting challenges.
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
What deep-dive polls reveal at the political landscape of America as the 2022 midterm election approaches.
Nearly two-thirds of all votes cast in the 2020 presidential election were made through early in-person voting or by mail, rather than by people who visited their local polling places on Election Day.
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Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Professor American Politics, Political Science, Georgia State University
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Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science , Vanderbilt University
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Interim Dean and James F. Ackerman Professor; College of Education, Purdue University, Purdue University
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