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Concern for the election, diligence from voters

For most Americans, worrying about voter intimidation or electoral fraud is what other countries face. Not so this year. A sharp rise in both early voting and the expected number of partisan poll watchers, as well as concerns about postelection legal challenges, has raised anxiety about the integrity of the results.

Yet in spite of these concerns, or perhaps because of them, Americans appear more determined than

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