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Large boxes of envelopes are seen as absentee ballot election workers stuff ballot applications at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2020.
Large boxes of envelopes are seen as absentee ballot election workers stuff ballot applications at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 2020. | LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images

Due to lockdowns and public health concerns over the coronavirus, the 2020 presidential election saw a record number of early voting, both in-person and via mailed in ballots.

USA Today reported last week that approximately 101.2 million votes were cast early, the total being comprised of 36 million in-person votes and 65 million mailed in ballots.

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This total represents more than twice the previous record on early voting of 47 million during the 2016 presidential election.

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