United States President, Donald Trump, has launched a battle against mail-in voting in the 2020 elections, which health experts say is crucial to limiting the spread of coronavirus, but which he fears would favour Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Facing an uphill fight for reelection, Trump on Monday said he would sue Nevada to block the state from allowing all its voters to cast ballots on November 3 via the US Postal Service.
“They’ve lost ballots. There’s fraudulent ballots,” he said.
In a tweet he suggested another motive. Nevada using vote-by-mail makes it “impossible for Republicans to win the state,” Trump said.
“Using Covid to steal the state. See you in court!”
– States not ready –
The 50 states each manage their own voting processes, and they have long permitted absent residents to vote by mail. Five already allow all their voters to mail it in.
The need is clear. COVID-19 remains out of control in much of the country, with more than 45,000 new cases…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
