How Voting Before Election Day Became So Widespread And So Political

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters had plenty to argue about in the 1972 election, but they overwhelmingly agreed that when it came time to vote, they would do so in person on Election Day. The act of voting was largely a communal experience that year, when roughly 95% of voters went to their local polling places and completed and submitted their ballots in person on a single day, according to a census survey at the time. Related Articles National Politics | Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election? National Politics | How a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it National Politics | Will the polls be right in 2024?