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CCTV, zip ties and election watchers: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted

World | 2026-10-31 at 09:16 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Verify goes to an election centre to get a behind-the-scenes look at how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed.
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