Mandated Absentee Voting Could Lead To Ballot Harvesting And Fraud
As the 2020 Presidential Election is quickly approaching, COVID-19 is putting our prior voting laws to the test. How will the American people vote for their preferred Presidential candidate this November without putting their health at risk? Several politicians on Capitol Hill are pushing for universal absentee ballots, but this option has been met with strong opposition for fear of voter fraud.
Representative and former Democratic Presidential Candidate Amy Klobuchar is one of the chief drafters of a bill proposing universal accessibility to absentee voting for the upcoming 2020 election. This bill is backed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as she attempted to garner funding for absentee voting in the recent Stimulus Bill. Though mandating absentee voting for the 2020 Presidential Election might seem like a viable solution to keeping the American people safe from contact with the Coronavirus during this election season, many are worried about the possibility of voter fraud through the common practice of ballot harvesting absentee ballots.