President Trump directs Republicans to 'fight very hard' against efforts to expand mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, , suggesting that such a shift in ballot-casting practices would yield unfavorable electoral results for the GOP
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority similarlya court order Monday that extended the period to return absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s primary.
Trump offered no legitimate explanation for the discrepancy between his position on mail-in voting and his personal voting habits, but insisted “there’s a big difference between somebody that’s out of state and does a ballot, and everything’s sealed, certified and everything else.” “You look at what they do, where they grab thousands of mail-in ballots, and they dump it. I’ll tell you what — and I don’t have to tell you, you can look at the statistics — there’s a lot of dishonesty going along with mail-in voting, mail-in ballots,” he continued, adding: “I think if you vote, you should go.”
Americans maintain at least 6 feet of separation; avoid gatherings of more than 10 people; work or attend school from home whenever possible; and abstain from eating or drinking at bars, restaurants and food courts.there are slightly higher levels of voter fraud perpetrated through mail-in voting than in-person voting, they agree overall cases of election fraud are rare and that local officials can implement measures to thwart such activity.
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