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Historic Number of Mail-in Ballots Requested

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July 9, 2020 6:29 pm

Historic Number of Mail-in Ballots Requested

Supervisors of Elections in Broward and Miami-Dade counties told NBC 6 that fears over catching the coronavirus at an in-person polling location caused more people to request to vote by mail. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

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