Voting by mail: How to make your ballot count

Dropping your vote in the mail may sound convenient, but what if you’ve never done this before and the stakes in the election seem, well, pretty high? 

All across the United States, including in hotly contested states from Arizona to Florida, many Americans are in precisely that position.

Nov. 3 may be Election Day, but in response to the coronavirus pandemic the process of voting is already underway. Physical voting stations will still play a major role in 2020. But, in an election year marked by unusual levels of social and political turmoil, absentee and mail-in voting appear set to reach record levels. 

Will this process work? How do people make sure their vote counts? 

Although the risk

1. Know your area2. Know your deadlines – and be early
3. Follow directions4. Have faithAnd ... consider getting involved