President Donald Trump on Monday claimed to have the authority to issue an executive order addressing the expected influx of mail-in voting in the November election and said he hadn’t ruled out doing so, in spite of the Constitution’s expressly giving states the right to run their elections.
The president, who is trailing his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in the polls, has pushed aggressively for in-person voting despite the pandemic, even as state election officials have moved to expand access to mail-in ballots amid fears that long lines and close quarters at polling places could increase transmission of the virus.
My home state, and many others have voted by mail for a long time now, with no problems. I can't see the logic, or legal grounds for such an "executive order" Could this be an act of desperation?? 😏
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-mail-in-voting-order-391066
@mchill saidWould the long lines be anywhere near as bad as the protests that the Dems are sympathetic towards??
President Donald Trump on Monday claimed to have the authority to issue an executive order addressing the expected influx of mail-in voting in the November election and said he hadn’t ruled out doing so, in spite of the Constitution’s expressly giving states the right to run their elections.
The president, who is trailing his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in the polls, ha ...[text shortened]... of desperation?? 😏
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-mail-in-voting-order-391066
@mchill saidHe’s actually thick enough to think that only the Democrats have to abide by democratic principles and it’s the job of Republican’s to circumvent democracy.
President Donald Trump on Monday claimed to have the authority to issue an executive order addressing the expected influx of mail-in voting in the November election and said he hadn’t ruled out doing so, in spite of the Constitution’s expressly giving states the right to run their elections.
The president, who is trailing his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, in the polls, ha ...[text shortened]... of desperation?? 😏
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-mail-in-voting-order-391066
At the end of the day it will only galvanise the Dems voters.
Does he have to enact this executive order in good time for it to be challenged in the courts or can he do it the night before the election and what happens to the postal votes that have already been cast?