Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed concerns about conducting the upcoming election in the era of the Chinese coronavirus — and in-person voting, particularly — stating in an interview on Thursday that there is “no reason why we shouldn’t be able to vote, in person or otherwise.”
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney said Friday that politicians attacking the vote by mail system are threatening global democracy but stopped short of criticizing President Donald Trump, who has been openly against an expected surge of mail-in ballots.
Friday on the “Campaign HQ with David Plouffe” podcast, former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump for his attacks on mail-in voting.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) asked the state’s Supreme Court to extend the deadline for mail-in votes to be counted after the U.S. Postal Service warned that some ballots may not make the Election Day deadline.
Friday on MSNBC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said President Donald Trump’s actions on our voting system were a “domestic assault on our Constitution.”
Friday on MSNBC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urged Americans to give their local postal workers “a flower, a bow, a wave, a note,” to “show our appreciation for these men and women who connect America.”
Former President Barack Obama is continuing to urge Americans to vote by mail, accusing President Donald Trump and his administration of “suppressing the vote” rather than “suppressing a virus” as Congress has yet to deliver the next coronavirus relief measure.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said Friday the general election would be done mostly by mail, following the model used during the state’s July primary.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said President Donald Trump was “continuing conspiracy to subvert our free and fair elections.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday left in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by mail through November’s general election without getting signatures from two witnesses or a notary.
Presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden on Thursday claimed that President Donald Trump opposes a November presidential election because he has voiced opposition to mass-mail voting.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” President Donald Trump stated that funding for mail-in voting and the Post Office are two of the sticking points that are preventing a deal on the next round of coronavirus relief.
More than 75 percent of Americans will be allowed to vote by mail in the 2020 presidential election scheduled for November, according to a report from the New York Times on Tuesday.
During a wide-ranging interview that aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump warned viewers of possible troubles with vote-by-mail elections.
In a Tuesday message from When We All Vote, former first lady Michelle Obama encouraged Americans to vote early and by mail in the name of public safety.
A majority of Americans express doubt that the upcoming election will be conducted fairly and equally, according to data gleaned from an NBC News|SurveyMonkey tracking poll released this week.
In a Monday appearance on “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) accused President Donald Trump of trying to “interfere” in the 2020 presidential election by attacking the U.S. Postal Service.
“You [know] what it’s about? Fraud,” Trump said. “They want to try and steal this election, because, frankly, it’s the only way they can win the election.”
During an appearance on Thursday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Fox & Friends First,” Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) was bearish on the Democrat efforts to install a vote-by-mail system three months before Election Day.
Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) sounded off on President Donald Trump casting doubt on the success of vote-by-mail amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic without fraud.
The New York City Board of Elections disqualified 84,208 vote-by-mail ballots — 26% of the total cast — in the June 23 Democratic presidential primary, according to a report cited Wednesday evening by the New York Post.
More than 223,000 mail-in ballots sent to registered voters in Clark County, Nevada, were bounced as “undeliverable” in the state’s June primary election, newly released election data reveals.
President Donald Trump mocked former rival Hillary Clinton for losing in 2016, saying that she still did not accept that she lost.
Tuesday on CNN, anchor Brianna Keilar had a contentious interview with President Donald Trump’s adviser Mercedes Schlapp on mail-in voting.
“Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True,” he wrote on Twitter.
During an interview with Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” on Monday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) warned about the “grave danger” of fraud from mail-in voting.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Vice President Mike Pence stated that “absentee balloting is perfectly acceptable.” Because people have to apply for absentee ballots and signatures are checked, but “universal, mail-in voting, where you’re going
Monday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta following the White House coronavirus press briefing accused President Donald Trump of “telling one whopper after another” about mail-in voting.
The Nevada state senate voted Sunday to approve a bill that would implement a majority mail-in election in November.
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that Democrats will demand that any coronavirus stimulus package contain funding for election security and said that voting by mail “is a health issue. People should not have
Democrats are contemplating secession and potential civil war as they game out possible scenarios for a closely contested election, according to a report by Ben Smith in a New York Times column Sunday.
Sunday on MSNBC’s “Kasie DC,” former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams addressed President Donald Trump casting doubt on the upcoming election results and warning of potential voter fraud with mail-in voting.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams accused President Donald Trump of “doing his best to actually steal the vote.”
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called mail-in voting “essential” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will foot the postage bill for mail-in-ballots in November’s general election, officials announced Friday.
While on vacation, Hollywood actor Josh Gad went on an extended rant and declared that after “3 and a half years later, 150,000 Americans are unnecessarily dead because of his incompetence and our Democracy is hanging by a thread.”
During an interview with Fox Business Network’s “Making Money,” Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) downplayed the prospects of delaying the November elections, as President Donald Trump tweeted earlier this week.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) weighed in on the president’s recent musings on delaying the general election by affirming Thursday that Florida will be “ready to go” to vote in November.
Friday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough shared his reaction to President Donald Trump suggesting on Twitter the day before to delay the upcoming 2020 presidential election to combat mail-in voting fraud. Top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voiced their opposition to the idea of postponing the election.
A local television station conducted an experiment with vote-by-mail and it exposed the shortcomings of the system.
