Vote by mail, early voting underway around the country
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Oct. 1, 2020Updated Nov. 2, 2020, 11:34 a.m. ET

Lois VonHandorf, a Hamilton County Board of Elections worker, waves her flag to let the next voter know she's available for check-in, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. There were long lines, but the line moved steadily. Nov. 3, is Election Day.
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Voters prepare to cast their ballot at the Midtown Cultural Center in Daytona Beach on the last day of early voting, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.
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Women gathered for Stroll to the Polls event, dancing on the streets towards a polling booth in downtown Patagonia on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, is a town in Santa Cruz County, Ariz. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment for women's constitutional right to vote.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic/ USA TODAY NetworkLines stretched for several blocks as New Yorkers lined up to vote at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan during the third day of early voting Oct. 27, 2020.
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Lane County Elections workers David Campbell, left, and Matt Eva remove ballots from the dropbox at the election offices on Charnelton Street on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
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Lane County Elections worker Elaine Erwin prepares ballot envelopes before they are scanned for signatures on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
Andy Nelson, The Register-Guard - USA TODAY NETWORKThe Friends of Mt. Hope have placed plastic covers over Susan B. Anthony's headstone in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY as well as her sister's Mary Anthony's headstone. "I Voted Today" stickers on their headstones, Oct. 26, 2020 have been placed on them since early voting started Saturday. The covers are to protect the old headstones.
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A voter walks toward election officials who are wearing face shields, mask and gloves at a Vote Center located at the Staples Center on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
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A worker sanitizes a hand rail at a Vote Center located at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
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People walk out of a Vote Center located at Compton College on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020, in Compton, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
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In an aerial view from a drone, residents wait in line for the opening of an early voting location at the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center on October 24, 2020 in Plainview, New York.
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People walk past chalk messages on the sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden on the first day of early voting, in New York City on October 24, 2020.
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Voters cast their ballot on the first day of early voting, at New York City's Madison Square Garden on October 24, 2020.
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A woman casts her ballot at Tippecanoe Library on the first day of in-person early voting for the November 3rd elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 20, 2020.
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Genie Georgen, left, and Luann Zimmerman wait to receive their ballots for in-person absentee voting at the Neenah City Hall Tuesday, October 20, 2020, in Neenah, Wis.
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Poll workers receive Vote-by-Mail ballots in a drive thru system setup at the Election Headquarters polling station on Oct.19, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The poll workers placed the ballots into an official ballot drop box after receiving them. The early voting ends on Nov. 1. Voters are casting their ballots for presidential candidates President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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Cook County jail detainees check in before casting their votes after a polling place was opened in the facility for early voting on Oct. 17, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. It is the first time pretrial detainees in the jail will get the opportunity for early voting in a general election.
Nuccio DiNuzzo, Getty ImagesVoters cast their vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
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Voters wait in line to vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
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A Miami-Dade election worker feeds ballots into a voting machines during an accuracy test at the Miami-Dade Election Department headquarters on Oct. 14, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The test was done as the county prepares for the November 3rd election where President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are facing off against each other.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesPeople wait in line to fill out a ballot at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn. Other states have reported big turnouts in early voting for the November presidential race.
Mark Zaleski For The TennesseanPeople vote at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn.
Mark Zaleski For The TennesseanSeveral hundred voters line up before the polls open at the Williamson County Administrative Complex during the first day of early voting Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Franklin, Tenn.
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Ted Sevilla helps putting a ballot in a dropbox on Oct. 13, 2020 in Phoenix. A steady stream of cars dropped off ballots.
Nick Oza, Arizona RepublicPeople wait in a long line to vote at an early voting location at the Renaissance Austin Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Austin, Texas.
Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman Via USA TODAY NetworkPeople vote at an early voting location at Gregory Gymnasium on the University of Texas campus on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Austin.
Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman Via USA TODAY NetworkBallot by mail hand delivery clerk Selina Madrigal takes a ballot at a drive-through ballot drop off location at the Travis County Tax Office on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman Via USA TODAY NetworkA stamp for ballots at a drive-through ballot drop off location at the Travis County Tax Office on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman Via USA TODAY NetworkBallot by mail hand delivery clerk Mark Garcia deposits a ballot in the ballot box at a drive-through ballot drop off location at the Travis County Tax Office on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman Via USA TODAY NetworkWorkers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla. The Miami-Dade County Elections Department mailed out more than 530,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters with a request on file for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesWorkers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla.
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