南达科他州邮寄选民盼保留邮寄投票方式
10月25日，南达科他公共广播电台播出的一期节目聚焦了该州邮寄选民的心声：在11月3日大选临近之际，约1万名南达科他州选民已申请通过邮寄方式索取缺席选票，约占目前已申请提前投票选票总数的22%。节目由《南达科他搜索光》记者实地采访完成，依据的是州务卿办公室公布的投票数据。
受访的苏福尔斯选民格雷格·亚当斯今年80岁，无党派登记选民，也是一名越战老兵。他说，自己因身体残疾行动不便，邮寄投票对他十分重要；服役期间他一直以缺席投票方式参选，自21岁起每届选举都投票，从未缺席。他表示，如果失去邮寄投票的渠道，他只能设法找人送他去投票站，但投票本身绝不会放弃。
近年来，邮寄投票在联邦层面受到越来越多的限制呼声，相关争议已进入联邦法院系统。记者在节目中指出，许多像亚当斯这样的选民选择邮寄投票并非出于便利，而是出于身体条件与实际需要。南达科他州的提前投票目前正在进行，选民可通过邮寄或提前到场两种方式投票，选举日为11月3日。
来源：GSM·美国
South Dakota Mail-In Voters Hope to Preserve the Option of Voting by Mail
On October 25, a South Dakota Public Broadcasting program focused on the voices of the state's mail-in voters: with the November 3 general election approaching, about 10,000 South Dakota voters have applied for absentee ballots by mail, roughly 22 percent of all early-voting ballots requested so far. The program was reported on the ground by a South Dakota Searchlight journalist and was based on voting data released by the Secretary of State's office.
One of the voters interviewed was Greg Adams of Sioux Falls, an 80-year-old unaffiliated registered voter and a Vietnam veteran. He said that because a physical disability limits his mobility, mail-in voting is very important to him; he voted by absentee ballot throughout his military service and has voted in every election since he turned 21, never missing one. He said that if he lost the mail-in option, he would have to find someone to take him to a polling place, but that he would never give up voting itself.
In recent years there have been growing calls at the federal level to restrict mail-in voting, and the related disputes have entered the federal court system. The reporter noted in the program that many voters like Adams choose mail-in voting not for convenience, but out of physical circumstances and real need. Early voting is currently under way in South Dakota, and voters can cast ballots by mail or in person in advance, with Election Day on November 3.
Source: GSM·USA
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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