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Expect some lawsuits to follow, but who knows if they will be in time to stop this.
In a move that many people suspected was coming, and indeed, some people believe was the entire point
of the ‘lockdown’ and panic over COVID-19, democrat governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order
that permit mail voting throughout the state of California.
He cited ‘concerns’ over coronavirus for the unprecedented (and some people call unconstitutional) change to
the foundation of the Republic.
Breitbart News reported:
“I signed an executive order that will allow every registered voter in California to receive a
mail-in ballot,” Newsom said.
“That mail-in ballot is important but it’s not an exclusive substitute to physical locations.”
“People that are otherwise not familiar with mail-in ballots, are uncomfortable with them, may have disabilities,
may have other issues that may preclude that as an appropriate option, we still want to have the appropriate number
of physical sites for people to vote as well,” the governor added.
WATCH:
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to allow all registered voters in California the ability
to vote by mail for the November election.
An “appropriate” number of physical locations to vote at will still be available.
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— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) May 8, 2020
Newsom said while offering voters the chance to vote by mail, he is committed to providing the ability
to vote at a physical location on election day.
“There’s a lot of concern and excitement around this November’s election in terms of making sure that you
can conduct yourself in a safe way and to make sure your health is protected and to make sure we
are reaching out to all registered, eligible voters,” the governor stated.
“And giving them the opportunity, giving them the choice not to feel like they have to go into a concentrated,
dense environment where their health may be at risk but provide an additional asset and additional resources by
way of voting by mail.”
In a statement to CNN, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh slammed the move by Newsom, calling
it a “thinly-veiled political tactic” to “undermine” election security.
JUST IN:
the @realDonaldTrump campaign has responded to this news out of California..
Spox @TimMurtaugh tells @CNN said this move will “undermine election security”.
Full statement:
via @DJJudd https://t.co/jSHczb9fei pic.twitter.com/fk3HHjQhSS
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) May 8, 2020
Newsom’s order comes as Democrats across the country are pushing efforts to allow voters to vote-by-mail in
the 2020 election, despite concerns of potential voter fraud.
On Wednesday, Reps. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) went as far as to call for vote-by-mail
to be permitted beyond the election.
“If we don’t act fast, we will jeopardize participation in what may be the most important election
of our lifetime.
People will stay home.
Disproportionately, those people will be of color, who live in neighborhoods most likely to lose polling locations,”
the Democrat lawmakers wrote in an op-ed for The Hill.
“They’ll be students, single parents, and low-wage workers, who can’t put their lives on hold to go vote.
They’ll be seniors and medically-vulnerable patients, who would be literally risking their lives just
to cast their ballots.
So a privileged few will get to decide our country’s trajectory while the people most impacted by this crisis
are forced to forfeit their voice.”
Recent data has not shown a compelling public health justification for vote-by-mail.
Wisconsin is one of the only U.S. states that held its primary election with in-person voting after
the coronavirus lockdown began.
Only a few dozen people at maximum were confirmed to have contracted the virus after participating
either as voters or poll workers, and none of those cases were fatal.
Out of the 413,000 participants, that equals an infection rate below two-hundredths of one percent.
Just days later, South Korea held national elections which did not result in any new coronavirus cases.
Courtesy by Georgette
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