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Western States Lead the Way in Vote-By-Mail Elections

Wearing gloves, an election worker collect ballots from a drop box.John Froschauer/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. As the first wave of COVID-19 hits communities during primary season, states…

California Is Sending Every Voter a Ballot This Fall. The Rest of the Country Is Running Out of Time.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom.Watchara Phomicinda/Orange County Register via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.California Gov. Gavin Newsom notched a major victory for the ongoing push for increased mail voting Friday when he ordered that all of the state’s 20.6 million voters be mailed a ballot…

Exclusive: Stacey Abrams Says the Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery Was “Murder”

Mother Jones Illustration; Photo Courtesy of Fair Fight For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In exclusive interview with Mother Jones on Thursday afternoon, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was clear about how she sees the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old Black man: It’s “murder,” she said. …