Other states are taking notice.
New York State Senator Jen Metzger (D-Rosendale) has introduced a bill (S8120) requiring the state board of elections to create a vote-by-mail election plan during emergencies, which would allow state residents to cast via U.S. mail June 2020 ballots should the current crisis continue.
Her plan involves all eligible voters receiving and returning ballots through the mail or delivering them to designated locations-just like Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Utah, and Colorado.
New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi also introduced her version.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce mostly mail-in voting for November's election.
Trump is threatened to veto any legislation even mentioning an increase in Postal Service funding.
The Postal Service announced on Friday at least four states--Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and Washington--face "significant risk" their voters will not have enough time to complete and return ballots in time under current state laws.
If this weren't bad enough, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) democracy and human rights division recently announced the "integrity of election day proceedings" could be under threat, and recommended sending observers to monitor our election, as has been done for other countries with insecure voting systems.
As citizens, we need to do our part to reach out to our elected lawmakers--even if they're republicans--by calling the Congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121.
The assault on the postal service is not just an attack on the election.
It's an attack on democracy itself in perpetuity.
It's an attack on the economy, health, and the Constitution.
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