The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Dec. 10, 2024
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In the 2024 election, estimates show that more than 83 million Americans voted early in person, or by mail. President Donald Trump said December 5th he wants to look at returning to “same day” voting. It’s not likely to happen.
Speaking at a Fox Nation award ceremony where Trump was honored as the network’s “Patriot of the Year,” he said, QUOTE, “We’re going to do things that have been really needed for a long time. And we are going to look at elections. We want to have paper ballots, one-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship,” UNQUOTE.
Early voting options have expanded to 46 states since 2000. Election data company TargetSmart estimates almost 83.7 million Americans voted early in-person, universal mail ballot or absentee ballot. Among that 83.7 million were 35.16 Million Republican early voters. The Texas Tribune reports that in the state’s most reliably red counties, 50.4% of votes were cast early.
In Trump’s home state of Florida, where voting by mail among seniors is popular, over 3 million voters voted by mail, and over 5.6 million votes were cast early in-person, according to Secretary of State figures.
The U.S. Supreme Court, which has deferred to the power of states to regulate elections, is unlikely to embrace any federal mandate to curb state-implemented early voting.
We have links more on early voting at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org. I’m Brian Beihl.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Roll Call – Remarks: Donald Trump Receives the Fox Nation Patriot of the Year Award in New York – December 5, 2024
Newsweek – Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Fox Nation ‘Patriot of the Year’ Speech
TargetSmart – National 2024 Early & Absentee Vote Report
Texas Tribune – 9 million Texans voted early in 2024. Here’s how that compares to previous years.
Pew Research – Voters’ and nonvoters’ experiences with the 2024 election
Florida Department of Elections – Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Reports
Groups Taking Action:
Vote at Home, League of Women Voters, Common Cause, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, LULAC
Register or Check Your Voter Registration:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your State
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