Breaking Down 2020’s High Early Voting Numbers 2020-10-14

The Takeaway

Breaking Down 2020’s High Early Voting Numbers

More than ten million people have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election, roughly ten times the number who had voted at this point in the 2016 election.

Georgia Has Record Braking Turnout and Long Lines on First Day of Early Voting

Some voters in Georgia reported waiting in line for nearly eight hours to cast their ballot. 

Why Motherhood is Central at Supreme Court’s Confirmation Hearings

Judge Barrett has been especially praised by Republicans for her role as a mother to seven children and how she’s been able to balance that with her professional ambition. 

Justice Delayed: How Children are Hurting from Delays in Child Support and Custody Cases 

With the pandemic, child support and child custody cases have also been placed on the back burner.

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