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The history of voting by mail

The first votes of the 2024 election will be cast in the coming weeks, with mail-in ballots set to go out shortly. While the practice has seen a massive rise in popularity in recent years, it's been around longer than people may think. Scott MacFarlane takes a look at a new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum highlighting the history of voting by mail.
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