How US mail-in votes are secured and counted, explained

BBC Verify visited an election centre to show how mail-in ballots for the US midterm elections are processed. The piece covers security measures such as CCTV, zip ties and election watchers.

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1. 3 Nov, 11:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 3 Nov, 11:10 UTCPicked up on News

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