Should mail-in voting be made permanent in Massachusetts?
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By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated January 7, 2021, 6:34 p.m.
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Alex Psilakis
Policy and Communications Manager at MassVOTE, a non-partisan nonprofit dedicated to voting rights and social justice; Franklin resident
Alex Psilakis
Massachusetts adopted voting by mail as an option in the 2020 elections due to concerns about the safety of voting in person during a pandemic. Our experience with mail-in balloting this year best explains why it is time to make the system a permanent feature of all our elections.