As we draw ever nearer to the 2020 election, only a three scant months away at this point, there are some serious concerns about the impact that the coronavirus crisis could have on voting.
We certainly don’t want our at-risk population mingling in long, busy lines at the polling place, but their votes must also be counted. It is our constitutional duty as Americans vote and to protect the votes of our fellow countrymen.
The only other viable option at this moment seems to be mail-in voting – something that President Trump doesn’t seem to trust.
In fact, he’s so disdainful of the idea that he has taken to Twitter to lambast Nevada’s push to postmark the polls.
President Trump on Monday morning threatened legal action over a bill passed by the Nevada legislature to send mail-in ballots to all voters ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
The legislature on Sunday pushed through the bill despite objections from Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, the only statewide Republican elected official, on a party-line vote. It would give Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak the power to command the secretary of state to adjust election procedures during a state of emergency.
The bill also expands who can turn in ballots, a provision many Republicans in the state said could open the door for ballot harvesting.
His words were unmistakably agitated.
“In an illegal late night coup, Nevada’s clubhouse Governor made it impossible for Republicans to win the state,” Trump said in a tweet Monday. “Post Office could never handle the Traffic of Mail-In Votes without preparation. Using Covid to steal the state. See you in Court!”
This certainly isn’t the first time that Donald Trump has lashed out against the idea of mail-in voting, and with the coronavirus pandemic trending in a less-than-favorable direction, it likely won’t be his last, either.
