Opinion Today
October 14, 2022
Eight in 10 Americans Favor Early Voting, Photo ID Laws Nicole Willcoxon & Lydia Saad, Gallup With the midterm elections less than a month away, large majorities of Americans favor three measures meant to make voting easier: early voting (78% in favor), automatic voter registration (65%) and sending absentee ballots to all eligible voters (60%). Majorities of Americans also oppose two measures that could make voting harder: removing inactive voters from voter lists (60%) and limiting the number of drop boxes for absentee ballots (59%). One restrictive policy that most Americans (79%) are on board with, however, is requiring photo identification to vote. CNN Poll: Voters tilt toward Republicans over Democrats in competitive districts Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Americans are closely divided over which party’s candidate they would support in their congressional districts, with preferences in competitive districts tilting toward Republicans, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But …
