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NASA Astronauts Cast Super Tuesday Ballots from Space

In a display of civic duty, two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station participated in the Super Tuesday primaries.

  • Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara, NASA astronauts, voted in the Super Tuesday primaries from the International Space Station.
  • The voting process for astronauts involves electronic absentee ballots, which are encrypted and sent to Earth for counting.
  • Texas law allows astronauts to vote from space, a measure put in place in 1997.
  • Astronauts use unique credentials to access and cast their ballots, ensuring the vote's integrity.
  • This voting method has been utilized by astronauts since 1997, with several participating in elections from space over the years.
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