WASHINGTON, Aug 4 — President Donald Trump vowed yesterday he would sue Nevada after the state’s Democratic lawmakers passed a bill to send mail-in ballots to every voter ahead of November’s presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, who has repeatedly claimed without...
US President Donald Trump told reporters he had a right to issue an executive order regarding mail-in ballots but did not elaborate on what that would involve. — Reuters pic
“We will be suing in Nevada. And that’s already been taken care of, we’ll probably file something tomorrow,” he said during a White House briefing. Trump told reporters he had a right to issue an executive order regarding mail-in ballots but did not elaborate on what that would involve.Most states have sought to expand mail-in voting to avoid spreading the coronavirus at polling places on Election Day. The ongoing public health crisis has prompted litigation in dozens of states between Democrats and Republicans over issues like absentee ballots, postmark deadlines and signature requirements.
Nevada mailed ballots to voters ahead of its primary election in June and encouraged residents not to risk in-person voting. Most of the state’s polling places were closed, leading to waits of as much as seven hours in Las Vegas.
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