Trump says he'll ban early voting for midterms in panicked rant
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that mail-in ballots and early voting would be prohibited for the upcoming midterm elections, citing false claims that the 2020 election had been “rigged,” despite having no authority to outlaw such voting practices.
“Look what happened to our Country when a Crooked Moron became our ‘President!’ We now know everything,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “I hope the DOJ pursues this with as much ‘gusto’ as befitting the biggest SCANDAL in American history! If not, it will happen again, including the upcoming Midterms. No mail-in or ‘Early’ Voting, Yes to Voter ID!”
Trump had previously vowed to eradicate mail-in ballots back in August, and again without having the authority to do so. In his social media post Sunday, however, he also vowed to eradicate early voting, and singled out California for its upcoming ballot measure to redraw its congressional districts, a measure passed in response to Texas’ redistricting that was designed to bolster the GOP’s numbers in Congress.
“Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop Vote is! Millions of Ballots being ‘shipped,’” Trump wrote, with it being unclear what “millions of ballots” he was referring to. “GET SMART REPUBLICANS, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!”
The Trump administration has deployed Justice Department officials to monitor California’s upcoming election in a move that critics have decried as a form of “ voter intimidation .”
“What’s worse, the NBA Players cheating at cards , and probably much else, or the Democrats cheating on Elections. The 2020 Presidential Election, being Rigged and Stolen, is a far bigger SCANDAL,” Trump wrote.
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The biggest scandal in American history is the national media allowing Trump to lie and lie and lie about the 2020 election.
Oh, look, another call for Republicans to do something because Democrats can't or won't. Democrats don't have a spine so they're hoping Republicans have balls. Well, there aren't any spines or balls in Congress. There's plenty of knee pads, though.
Donald Trump won't fight for my American values, traditions, history, or heritage. Why should I fight for him? Trump is just a lying meat sack that occupies space and wastes air. That seems to be a common trait among Big City Elitists.
They do not have the votes, Nerm.
Your comments are all over the place.
Mail in voting on paper ballots is the safest and is basically a triple checked process.
During Covid I loved it. Verified my voter registration logging in to the state/county website and requested my ballot.
They sent me an email verification the day it was mailed to me.
Then I filled it out following a double envelope process that was mandatory before mailing it in.
I got an email verification it was received at the county board of elections when it arrived there.
Notation included a reminder to check emails and the website to verify my paper ballot was counted.
It's the most secure way to vote and taking that away from the elderly, disabled, or immune compromised people is really cruel.
More uproar caused by a blowhard with a big mouth. The states are the ones who constitutionally manage the voting process so this would be quickly shot down by the courts. Won't stop people who need to scream about how stupid he is however.
Given we have a stupid PotUS who is inflicting damage on our nation, why would you have a problem with people calling this out?
Every week there is something new, and rarely is it good news. Do you recommend critics just STFU?
If not, then what is the point of the quoted quip?
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That's just it. We seriously need to do a better job educating people on how our government works.
So totally agree with that. The amount of ignorance I see every day regarding how our government works makes me think they all slept in POD
Is it the same process everywhere, or do different election boards decide their own processes?
I voted by mail for the first time in 2024. They didnt automatically send me a ballot, I had to ask for it. I selected my candidates signed it , verified the address (of mine) that was on the outside of the outer envelope, put the ballot in an inner envelope and sent it back.
Its as safe as any other method of voting. The election workers have to do their job right , just like they have to do in any other form of voting.
I don't doubt it is. I vote in person, but I go a week or two early because I hate standing in line.
I think that's a huge issue that gets overlooked. Any system is only as good as the execution.
Personally, I've always thought most voter fraud measures were solutions looking for a problem. But I also think the idea that minorities can't manage to get a photo ID is just wildly insulting.