Democrats Introduce Bill To ‘Massively Expand’ Mail-In Voting

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By Tom Ozimek

Democrat lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill dubbed the “Vote at Home Act,” which seeks to “massively expand vote-at-home ballot access,” enacting automatic voter registration and providing voters with pre-paid ballot envelopes.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced the bill (pdf), saying in a press release that the legislation is meant to “fight voter suppression.”

“Our democracy is stronger when every American can vote, without standing in ridiculous lines or having to take time off work or school to exercise their Constitutional rights,” Wyden said in a statement.

The initiative stands in contrast to a bill introduced by Republicans several weeks ago, which seeks to tighten voter registration verifications and narrow rules for when and how mail-in ballots can be accepted, in a bid to strengthen the integrity of federal elections.



The Democrat lawmakers said the introduction of the bill was encouraged by what they described as “the successful expansion of voting at home and by mail in the November 2020 election,” in which almost 50 percent of voters cast ballots by mail, a record high in federal races.

Last year we saw a widespread expansion of vote-at-home access as a safe and secure way to participate during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Blumenauer said in a statement. “We should continue to make voting easier, not harder. This important bill would strengthen and clarify the right to vote at home, the most secure and convenient way for voters to exercise the franchise.

Critics of expanding vote-by-mail initiatives have warned of the increased potential for voter fraud, allegations of which were front and center in the contested presidential election, with President Donald Trump, members of his legal team, and supporters, making numerous claims that amounted to the charge that the election was stolen.

Peter Navarro, who served as an adviser to Trump, concluded in a sweeping report on the integrity of the 2020 election that the allegations of irregularities, including outright voter fraud, were serious enough to warrant an urgent probe and substantial enough to potentially overturn the results.

State election officials, the Justice Department, and others rejected the notion that there was widespread voter fraud in the November election.

The Democrats’ “Vote at Home Act” stipulates a range of actions that would expand vote by mail in federal elections.

All registered voters would receive ballots in the mail weeks before Election Day, allowing them to carefully research candidates and issues well ahead of Election Day to inform their vote,” the press release states.

The bill would also grant all registered voters nationwide the ability to cast their ballots by mail or at ballot drop boxes. The act also calls for increased funding for the U.S. Postal Service to cover costs associated with processing ballots.

“This would allow states to save money by transitioning away from polling stations and reduce a major barrier for voters with the federal government absorbing the cost associated with USPS delivery,” the press release notes.

Under the provisions of the bill, states would also be required to automatically register voters when they provide identifying information to the state motor vehicle authority. Voters who do not want to remain registered would be given three weeks to opt out.

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I vote we send Liberal Democrats to live in the Euroweenie Union for the rest of their lives

“We should continue to make voting easier, not harder.

No, after the debacle of 2020, where we saw the kind of utter garbage we can get in office if the integrity of elections are not strictly maintained, we should make voting MORE SECURE, not more susceptible to more fraud. Democrats got a taste for what fraud can accomplish for them. Like HR1 last Congress, they want to codify fraud.

Democrats really developed a taste for fraud. Apparently, like last time, they have no one in mind that they feel can win a fair election, especially when the idiot Biden gets through with the nation.

Not that the US Constitution means a thing to Dems BUT this is the responsibility of each state.

@Nan G: How can Democrats depend on every state to commit the level of fraud Democrats need to survive? Several states are already discussing laws to prevent the kind of fraud free-for-all we saw last November. Democrats know they have to get in front of the campaign to make sure elections are legitimate.

Every State should file suit before the ink is dry.

I think states should hold their own elections, with their own rules.

Oh wait…

Federal voting, paid for by federal volunteers. Full cameras, 24/7, all paper ballots, full surveillance of those ballots until after Jan. 20th.

Eric “Trump won’t win. I made f*cking sure of that” Coomer will be out of a job.

@Nathan Blue: Vote by mail, enclose your voter registration card with the ballot.