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27 Oct, 10 tweets, 6 min read

🧵In September, we asked our readers to share their #ElectionDay plans with us. With just seven days until Nov. 3, here’s a look at what we learned from the 335 responses we received from voters from across the country. 19thnews.org/2020/10/the-19…

2/ There are three ways to vote:

◾️By mail (also known as absentee voting)
◾️Early
◾️In person on #ElectionDay

Not surprisingly, the majority of respondents said they planned to vote by mail this year simply because "it is the safest option." 📬 bit.ly/3kyjn1n

@bcrodriguez

3/ As The 19th’s @bcrodriguez explains, the number of people voting by mail this year is expected to be much larger compared to previous years because of the coronavirus pandemic. 19thnews.org/2020/10/the-19…

4/ Lisa Rice of Washington, D.C. is one of 188 readers who said they were casting mail-in ballots this year.

The D.C. Board of Elections mailed a ballot to every registered voter living in the U.S. capital, which has 55 mail-in-ballot drop off locations. bit.ly/3kyjn1n

5/ Alma Aldrich, who is pregnant, is due to give birth just six days after #ElectionDay. Aldrich and her husband voted early in Austin, Texas, on October 15 – two days after the state’s early voting period began.

She followed up with The 19th just hours after voting:

6/ Out of the 335 people who responded, only 21 said they'd be voting on #ElectionDay — including 22-year-old Nataly Lado of East Elmhurst, New York.

This will be her second time voting in a presidential election. She was a freshman in college the first time she voted in 2016.

7/ Although they will be exercising their right to vote differently, Lado and Bailey Steinhouser of San Marcos, Texas are both a part of the wave of young women who are volunteering as poll workers this year. 19thnews.org/2020/10/poll-w…

8/ Bailey Steinhouser, 28, voted early. She also volunteered to help fill positions historically taken by older poll workers who are now at a higher risk for COVID-19. bit.ly/3kyjn1n

9/ As we continue our #Election2020 coverage, we want to keep hearing your stories. Share your #ElectionDay plans and pictures with us on social media using #19thVotes2020. Don’t forget to tag us! bit.ly/3kyjn1n

10/10 Read all of our #Election2020 coverage here: 19thnews.org/topics/electio…

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1/ With just 4 days until #ElectionDay, our final #19thExplains 🧵 is here to catch you up on the legal challenges around mail-in ballots, early voting rates and what to expect on Tuesday.

Read, share and 🗳️ VOTE! 🗳️ bit.ly/30Jnjoa

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2/ First of all, if you hadn't planned on voting because you're not registered — it might not be too late!

▪️ 21 states & D.C. allow same day and #ElectionDay registration

🔎 Check your state via @NCSLorg: ncsl.org/research/elect…

3/ Still: experts strongly encourage voting *before* #ElectionDay, if possible.

Every state has different deadlines for early and mail-in voting: nbcnews.com/specials/plan-…

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The issue of child care has been largely absent from the debates and campaign rallies at a time when parents seem to care about it most.

But as with so many topics, the pandemic has made it political.

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2/ In Dec. 2019, Ivanka Trump convened more than a dozen legislators and governors — Republicans and Democrats — at the White House to discuss the country's ailing child care system.

The nation had a "historic chance" to pass paid family leave and child care reform, she said.

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1/ With 6 days until #ElectionDay, let's talk about the disinformation and misinformation hitting our social media feeds this campaign cycle.

What's real? What's fake? And what's at stake for voters?

We turn to the experts: 🧵 bit.ly/2T7iTTx

2/ First, what's the difference between disinformation and misinformation?

📌 Disinformation is the deliberate creation and sharing of information known to be false.

📌 Misinformation is the inadvertent sharing of false information. bit.ly/2T7iTTx

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From @marielpadilla_: 19thnews.org/2020/10/amy-co…

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3/ In the coming months, the court is set to hear arguments on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a law that has outsized implications for women and the LGBTQ+ community.

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2/ They had no choice.

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3/ Choate's whole life revolves around her mother: 14 hours a day, seven days a week.

Even before COVID, she stopped working to stay on top of her mother's needs. Now, the pandemic has strained her family's finances. Choate is more stressed than ever. bit.ly/30RiDfZ

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