D.C. to BC: The Politics of Voting From Your Dorm

Your ballot is 300 miles away. 

You’re in Boston. 

You’re registered to vote back at home.

And somewhere between your dorm and your hometown, your ballot must navigate the U.S. Postal Service and an increasingly complicated legal battle over how Americans make their voices heard. 

This year is different: President Donald Trump has made both voting by mail and absentee voting a target of his election agenda.

In March, the White House issued an executive order that would mandate states to (1) comply with new ballot design requirements, (2) create a list of voters who are approved to receive mailed

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