These vote-by-mail lawsuits could help decide the presidential election

As health experts warn that the country could still be grappling with the coronavirus pandemic this fall, lawsuits aiming to expand access to mail-in ballots in key battleground states could help determine the outcome of the presidential race.

suits could also affect tight Senate races in those states that could determine which party controls that body after Election Day.

Elections and voting rights lawyers say that they hope the vote-by-mail cases will move through the courts quickly. Delays in litigation, experts warn, could make it difficult forto prepare for an election that will demand greater resources than previous years.

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