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Nearly a Quarter of Registered N.H. Voters Have Returned an Absentee Ballot as of Election Day

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Election Day is still a full week away, but the pandemic has already reshaped the 2020 race in New Hampshire. When state election officials announced this spring that any voter can cast an absentee ballot if they’re concerned about the coronavirus, it set off a record number of requests. Now, a week before Election Day, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have already cast their ballots absentee. () The latest data from the Secretary of State shows that, as of Oct. 27, more than 181,000 Granite Staters have returned absentee ballots. That’s&nbsp; nearly a quarter of the total number of ballots – absentee and in-person – cast in the 2016 general election. It’s also already far more than the number of absentee ballots cast in the 2016 election. That year, about 75,000 absentee ballots were counted in total, representing about 10 percent of all votes counted. This year, New Hampshire surpassed that absentee ballot total by Oct. 13 —&nbsp;three weeks before Election Day. The Secretary of State's office says it will report out the latest absentee voting numbers each Tuesday leading up to the general election. The (by mail, by the voter themselves or by an authorized "") is 5 p.m. on Nov. 3. Mailed or hand-delivered absentee ballots that arrive after that time will not be counted. If a voter misses that 5 p.m. cutoff and is wary of entering their local polling place due to concerns about COVID-19, . . Tags:&nbsp;Whether you plan to cast an absentee ballot or plan to head to your local polling place on Election Day, or even if you haven’t yet finalized your voting plan and need more information to help make up your mind, NHPR can help.&nbsp;Election officials say that as of Oct. 13,&nbsp;more than 78,000 general election absentee ballots had already been returned by voters; that's more absentee ballots than were counted in total during the 2016 general election. And plenty of people are still planning to vote in person.&nbsp;We talk with election officials to find out how they are keeping up and what they are anticipating as Election Day, Nov. 3, approaches. We want you to be a part of the conversation, too. Let's hear your questions and comments around the voting process and your experiences so far. Email to participate or call in during the show: 1-800-892-6477. Airdate: Monday, Oct. 19, 2020Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan said state officials recently met with representatives from the United States Postal Service to address concerns raised by local election officials about changes affecting absentee ballot delivery.Editor's note: This post was updated Oct. 10 to reflect new data on absentee ballot rejections during the September state primary. More New Hampshire voters will be casting an absentee ballot in the November election than ever before. And since because of the pandemic, many are using the process for the first time.

Election Day is still a full week away, but the pandemic has already reshaped the 2020 race in New Hampshire. When state election officials announced this spring that any voter can cast an absentee ballot if they’re concerned about the coronavirus, it set off a record number of requests. Now, a week before Election Day, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have already cast their ballots absentee. () The latest data from the Secretary of State shows that, as of Oct. 27, more than 181,000 Granite Staters have returned absentee ballots. That’s&nbsp; nearly a quarter of the total number...

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