State and local Republicans advocate for postal vote even as Trump opposes

Representatives of the Republican state have encouraged postal voting in their states even as President TrumpDonald John Trump The Memo: Democrats introduce Biden as return-to-normal candidate Obama congratulates Biden on official appointment Jill Biden gives personal portrait of husband Joe MORE denounces this practice, Politico reported.

The Iowa GOP has sent unsolicited mail-in ballot requests to voters, while the Pennsylvania Republican Party website encourages members to “Vote Safely: By Mail.” From home, ”according to the publication. The Ohio Republican Party distributed letters saying, “Join President Trump and vote by absent ballot.” While Trump has claimed his problem is universal postal voting rather than postal voting, several states, including his primary residence in Florida, do not distinguish between the two.

“The president is making a false distinction and no, there are no more guarantees with postal votes,” Sean Morales-Doyle, deputy director of voting rights, elections and democracy at the Brennan Center, told Politico. for Justice. “The safeguards available and used to protect the integrity of the elections are the same in both systems.”

Other states, particularly in the western United States, have used postal voting for decades, including the heavily Republican Utah.

“Postal voting works really well here in Utah,” Chief Electoral Officer Justin Lee told Politico. “We think it’s safe and secure. We believe that there are no real cases of widespread fraud or denial of the right to vote of voters.

Democrats have sounded the alarm that the president is deliberately manipulating the postal service to deprive mail-order voters, especially after the GOP donor Louis DeJoyLouis DeJoyClyburn denounces postal cuts: It’s a service, not a business Civic groups move forward with postal service slowdown lawsuit Schumer asks for details on general postal worker selection process READ MORE was appointed post general manager. Earlier this month, Trump told Fox Business he would not accept the new post office funding requested by Congressional Democrats, suggesting that universal postal voting would be impossible without it. In recent days, he has apparently caved in, saying he will accept at least $ 10 billion of the requested funds.

Dozens of states, including those with Republican leadership, have simplified postal voting due to the coronavirus pandemic, and research indicates the option is not benefiting either party. Arizona Gov. Doug DuceyDoug DuceyOvernight Health Care: Fauci says he doesn’t see US making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory | WHO warns of ‘nationalism’ in coronavirus fight Trump seeks boost in Arizona by focusing on Latino immigration PAC debuts with Democratic convention star Kristin Urquiza MORE (R) denied during a visit to the White House in August that postal voting would increase voter fraud in the state.

“In Arizona, we’re going to do it right,” Ducey said. “It will be free and fair. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to cheat. And it will be easy to vote. “