Voting During a Pandemic: What We Know About Voting by Mail
Join Professor David Magleby for a discussion on what we know about voting by mail and the implications of the process for the 2020 election.
Professor David Magleby, Brigham Young University
Controversy surrounds whether states should shift to voting by mail for the 2020 election. Some claim the process is prone to abuse, others praise it. Disagreement surrounds whether the US Post Office can provide a timely delivery of mail ballots to voters and their return to election officials. Political scientists have studied voting by mail and found voters often prefer voting this way, fraud is rare, and turnout rises slightly. In this session, join Pearson author David Magleby for a discussion of what we know about voting by mail and the implications of the process for the 2020 election.
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About the speaker
Professor David Magleby, Brigham Young University
David B. Magleby is a distinguished professor of political science at Brigham Young University (BYU). He has been an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, as well as a Fulbright Scholar. He is recognized for his expertise on direct democracy, voting behavior, and campaign finance. Dave is also the recipient of many teaching awards, including the 1990 Utah Professor of the Year Award, the 2001 Rowman & Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science, and several department and university awards. He served as president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society.
He is the co-author, along with Paul Light and Christine Nemacheck, of Government by the People.