Broad support for allowing voting by mail, automatic voting registration; mixed support for other proposals

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April 28, 2020

Two-Thirds of Americans Expect Presidential Election Will Be Disrupted by COVID-19

Broad support for allowing voting by mail, automatic voting registration; mixed support for other proposals

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Broad support for allowing voting by mail, automatic voting registration; mixed support for other proposals

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Two-Thirds of Americans Expect Presidential Election Will Be Disrupted by COVID-19
Two-thirds of Americans say it is likely the COVID-19 outbreak will disrupt the presidential election
Democrats far less confident than Republicans that all citizens who want to vote in November will be able to
Sharp rise in Democratic support for conducting all elections by mail
Most Americans think it is important for losing candidate to publicly concede
Support for conducting all elections by mail grows, especially among Democrats
Support for conducting vote-by-mail elections rises among most groups – but not Republican men
Widespread support for allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to
Adults in states with higher rates of mail-in voting in 2018 more supportive of vote-by-mail expansion
Most support automatic voter registration, while views on removing voters from registration lists more mixed
Republicans far more confident than Democrats that November election will be open, accurate
Those who predict COVID-19 will disrupt voting less likely to think election will be conducted fairly and accurately

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