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‘I wanted my vote to be counted’: In South Carolina, a peek at COVID-19’s impact on elections

This story was published in partnership with NBC News. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The night before South Carolina’s June 9 primary, Melinda Anderson of Columbia got a robocall from a local county council candidate that said her polling place had been moved to a new location — something she hadn’t realized.  When her son got home […]

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