New York’s Mail-In Ballot Failure
Officials wanted to help New Yorkers vote safely. They created a mess.

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Episode Notes
At the height of New York City’s “hot spot” status during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made absentee ballots available to a wider array of voters than ever before. But state and federal agencies weren’t remotely ready for the deluge of ballots that would be mailed in.
Guest: Washington Post reporter Jada Yuan
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Danielle Hewitt, with help from Daniel Avis.