How early voting changed American politics

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2016 ELECTION COUNTDOWN SPECIAL

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How Early Voting Changed American Politics
The precursor to the idea was absentee voting, which essentially allows people to vote early and from afar if they aren't going to be available on Election Day. But now 37 states and Washington, D.C. allow some form of early voting
[http://time.com/4539862/early-voting-history-first-states/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Warn of Dire Consequences if Rival Wins
Donald Trump could draw the United States into nuclear war, Hillary Clinton warns. Clinton would plunge the country into a constitutional crisis, he says
[http://time.com/4554479/clinton-trump-2016-election-dire-consequences/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Your Doctor Is Less Likely to Vote Than You Are
There's hardly a more educated group of people than physicians, who spend about 14 years in training. Yet they're some of the least likely Americans to shape the nation's political future, according to a new paper
[http://time.com/4552201/doctor-physician-voting-election-day/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Museum of Election Losers Prepares to Honor Either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton
A small museum in northwest Kansas that has paid homage to the losers of U.S. presidential elections for more than a half-century is readying a place on its wall for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton
[http://time.com/4552280/museum-election-losers-kansas-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Watch a Brief History of Presidential Concession Speeches
Donald Trump is threatening to make history by refusing to concede if he loses on Election Day. Here's a video of televised concession speeches from every presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1960
[http://time.com/4539461/presidential-concession-speeches-video/?xid=newsletter-brief]