Postmaster General says USPS won't send mail ballots to states that don't provide voter lists | PBS NewsHour
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RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 56d
I've voted 5 times now and every single time was by mail. Taking away the right to vote by mail would be taking away the right to vote of probably millions.
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 49 pts · 56d
While I agree that this is what they are doing. I think it is important to get the talking points correct since they are trying to sneak this in though legal processes.
Their argument is that they aren't taking away mail in voting. But that the federal government controls mail in voting, and not the state since the USPS is a federal agency that handles mail-in ballots. So they want the states to conform to new and future federal requirements and submit all voter data that the federal government requests. If that is not done they will refuse to handle that sates's ballots.
This is federal interference in state elections. And the premise that the regime is using is a lie.
Triumph@fedia.io · 13 pts · 55d
That's the point.
candyman337@piefed.ca · 27 pts · 55d
There's no way this is constitutional
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 33 pts · 55d
When has law stopped fascists?
ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 55d
The supreme court has entered the chat
CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 55d
My state ONLY votes by mail, all of Washington state, the state that has shifted the least towards the right of all the states, will have their votes removed.
No taxation without representation - if they won’t send us ballots we should withhold all federal taxes
mrcleanup@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 55d
PSA for Washington State. You can go to VoteWA.gov and download a new ballot if you need to. It will automatically generate a new ballot ID number and deactivate your old one. Then print it and drop it off in a county drop box and just bypass USPS completely.
It would better if we could just trust them to do their job, but thankfully, we have workarounds.
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 55d
How are they going to know if it's a ballot or not? I'll just send certified mail to my election authority and if it doesn't get delivered I'll file a mail fraud complaint and sue the USPS.
keyez@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 55d
I think they'll be fine with that, your vote didn't get counted and they'll deal with the rest later
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 55d
I'll still go vote in person, just send an empty envelope that says ballot on it or something. Then it wouldn't fall under the order because it's not a ballot and not delivering it would be a federal offence.