Index. Contents -- Introduction Pandemic at the Polls -- Chapter 1 A Prelude to Disaster -- Chapter 2 A Short History of Voting in the United States -- Chapter 3 How Does Mail Balloting Work? -- Chapter 4 The 2020 Presidential Nomination Contests -- Chapter 5 The 2020 General Election -- Chapter 6 Election Overtime -- Chapter 7 Beyond 2020 -- Index.
Summary:
From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election describes voting in the 2020 election, from the presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge the pandemic's severity coupled with frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles, and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.
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