Over Two-Thirds of American States Were Allowing Some Form of Early

question 38

Multiple Choice

Over two-thirds of American states were allowing some form of early voting-that is, voting during a designated period before an official election day by the mid-2010s.Meanwhile, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado allowed voting by mail.These reforms allowed for the rise of:

• A) notable increases in voter fraud within jurisdictions that allowed the practices, especially mail-in voting, according to research.
• B) convenience voting.
• C) national voter turnout rates that approached those of major Western European countries.
• D) voter identification laws, given greater concerns about voter fraud.

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