From pandemic to insurrection : voting in the 2020 US presidential election

__From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election__ describes voting in the 2020 election, from the presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the pandemic’s severity coupled with frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles, and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.

From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election describes voting in the 2020 election, from the presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the pandemic’s severity coupled with frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles, and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.

Contents Introduction Pandemic at the Polls Chapter 1 A Prelude to Disaster Chapter 2 A Short History of Voting in the United States Chapter 3 How Does Mail Balloting Work? Chapter 4 The 2020 Presidential Nomination Contests Chapter 5 The 2020 General Election Chapter 6 Election Overtime Chapter 7 Beyond 2020 Index