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Justin Levitt: Why chaos on election day is highly unlikely - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PST

Americans are understandably freaked out about the possibility of disruption in the elections next month. I get the concern. But every doomsday scenario falls down in practice. If we can just tune out the noise, the process at the polls is most likely to be refreshingly mundane.

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