All but three states offer early in-person voting options to all voters.
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"People find it easier to navigate and return the ballot at their convenience and it gives them more chances. They're more likely to cast a ballot with those options," he said.
Some election offices will offer voters a chance to submit their paper ballots in person as early as mid-September. The extra convenience isn't the only incentive that is moving more voters to early voting, particularly mail-in ballots, according to Stewart. Even though the need to decrease crowds has lessened, McDonald stressed there is still a need for "safety valves" when it comes to Election Day lines.
Christopher Mann, the research director for the non-profit group, The Center for Election Innovation & Research, told ABC News that early voting also gives election office teams, many of whom are understaffed and underfunded, extra time to handle the large number of ballots that come through during presidential cycles.At the same time, early voting has reshaped how campaigns are conducted.
Despite appearing in a video at the Republican National Convention encouraging Republicans to vote by mail or early if available, Trump has been criticizing early voting at his events.
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