rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/demand-your-governor-protect-vote-by-mail?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-demand-your-governor-protect-vote-by-mail' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> The Intercept Voices https://actionnetwork.org/groups/the-intercept https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Demand Your Governor Protect Vote by Mail Donald Trump continues to attack mail-in voting. During the pandemic, even as vote-by-mail numbers skyrocketed, Trump claimed that it was a scam to defeat him in the presidential election. And now, in his second term, he has declared that he will “lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS.” But even as Trump uses his bully pulpit to inaccurately scream “voter fraud,” mail-in voting is extremely popular. It expands voting access, and it does not advantage one political party over the other, according to multiple studies.[1] After George W. Bush outperformed Al Gore in mail-in voting in Florida in the narrow 2000 presidential election, Florida began offering postal voting to all voters in 2001. Today, 36 states and the District of Columbia offer vote by mail to all voters, instead of just absentee voters. Mail-in voting increases access to the ballot for working people, seniors, and people with disabilities, and ensures military personnel serving overseas can cast their ballots. It reduces voter suppression tactics like intimidation at polling places. And it allows voters to research their ballot in the comfort of their own home before casting their vote. Vote by mail must be protected from attacks by the Trump administration. Click “START WRITING” to send a message urging your governor to defend vote by mail, which strengthens democracy without favoring any political party. [1] Three decades of voting history reveals vote-by-mail does not give either party an edge https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-your-governor-protect-vote-by-mail