The Republican War on Mail-In Voting
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- In 2023, the Republican Party launched the “Bank Your Vote” program to encourage people to vote early and by mail. Despite this, the RNC is involved in multiple lawsuits to restrict mail-in voting - some filed after this program was announced. Marc and Paige break down the GOP’s hypocrisy and go over the details of the cases.
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Uniform online banking ang voting law, should be proposed to empower and educate people about why online voting is totally reasonable.
USA still using such outdated voting tech is ridiculous and holding back other progressive voting reform like rank choice voting, more parties beyond the lesser evil choice of the two duopoly parties, national popular vote, mandatory voting, and high turnout....
USA is ranked very low on the Wikipedia democracy index page, far behind many other democracies.
Totally disabled vet here, the only way I can vote is by mail.
Considering in some places the trumplicans are going to court to stop vet association places (forgive I'm Scottish forget what the proper title for vets places are called) from giving out or promoting mail-in ballots the hypocrisy and stupidity is not surprising. The gop are waging a war on voting rights and any group they think may vote against them comes under attack. The gop is now a fully fascist authoritarian party. Respect for your service sir.
This world is about selfish and unselfish people. Thanks both of you for being unselfish and sharing with us.
Are the RNC going to have money for these cases now that all funds will be diverted to the Trump Crime Family?
Do they care
And what do we say about the Bidens crime family. They have sold America out to the Chinese
Ya will it ??
The only crime family I know of is the Bidens. 5 million dollars from China
Thank you, Democracy Docket. Nothing is as important as VOTING!
I mailed in the last election, It was during COVID, but I saw no problem, even trump mailed his in. I will do it in person this time when I vote for Biden.
Mark Elias should get a Nobel prize for being the lawyer who fights for our voting rights and democracy.
Vote 💙!
I would agree with you but I think that the Nobel prize is awarded with with people who make changes that effect the world rather than a country.
Hey, I used a Mail in Ballot.
Dropped it off at the Board of Elections in my county.
Live in Ohio.
Stand back and think for a minute:
The Democrats are just as guilty.
Sanders was ready to clean this up from all angles.
How desperate must Mr. Pseudo Sophisticate have to be to allow himself to continue to profit off of all that he supposedly holds in contempt.
He continues to misrepresent (i.e., feign) these honorable goals, to clean up the mess, to bring to bare what has already been in motion for the last the 60 years? Both sides.
Where where was he in 2016 and 2020?
Why has he not run a parallel from day one?
To talk without completely rolling it all out is just hot air.
Time to walk the walk.
As a retired teacher I can tell you I never had a single day in which I had 100% attendance from my 150 to 170 odd students (depending on year). Some people who intended to vote on election day will not, for any variety of reasons including being ill, be able to make it to the polls. If the majority of people who vote on election day are Republcans, it means they will disproportionately be negatively impacted by this simple fact. In a close election, that might be the difference. But, this is logic--something seemingly increasingly difficult for the Republican party to grasp.
I love mail-in voting. I’ve been using it since the pandemic and lockdown. Dem here and want urge everyone to Vote Blue! 💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙
Colorado and Oregon have had almost total mail in voting for decades now. And it works great, is much more cost effective, and has much better voter participation. Maybe some day the dumb red states will finally get it figured out.
This channel is so important. To show how much the republicans are against voting.
That is a lie.
@@rodneyison9500 how is that a lie?
@@lunkis3233 why would anyone campaign if they didn't believe in voting, that is a stupid thing to say
@@lunkis3233 that is a democratic lie.
@@rodneyison9500
Repubs have openly admitted that they don’t want EVERYONE to vote. Because they know they would never win another election. Ask them why they’re against making Election Day a national holiday….
There are 330 million people in this country. In 2020 there was the highest turn out of 66.8%. It is not possible for everyone to vote on the same day or in person . There has to be other options. Vote by mail is it.
240 million eligible voters and 2/3s of those voted in 2020
Yes it’d be pretty hard if everyone had to vote that day I love mail in voting
The option to use mail in voting in Pa is phenomenal. I’ve used it the last 4 years. Don’t have to take off from work to vote, don’t have to wait in line due to a lack of poll workers, or long lines. Can look at your ballot ahead of time and make well thought out choices. It’s a great thing for democracy!
We have been doing mail in voting in WA for many years. It's fabulous. I love being able to take time to research my decisions as I vote.
@@diannlewallen8811Same here in Colorado
Ah but the GQP just want people to vote for who they say not research for themselves!
Florida here ! Love Voting by mail, but our Republican legislature is trying to restrict eligibility to those out of county or disabled. Bill has not yet passed
@@gcro9206texanforever I think every eligible voter should be sent a ballot. I also think that you should automatically be registered to vote when you get your drivers license. Regardless of political parties. The more people that vote the better off this country is. If ballots were sent right to your address, it’s so much easier. I think in the long run it would save a ton of money as well. No voting machines to malfunction or tamper with, no poll workers to pay, no polling places to rent. Of course, it would require people to process votes, but I think that would be cheaper in the long run. There are a bunch of states that already do all mail in ballots, and they have minimal issues. Republicans are absolutely terrified of the masses voting because their ideas are so terribly unpopular. They can’t make it harder to vote if you can do it by mail…Good luck down there! Florida and Texas are a different world.
Thank you, I'm so glad you're on our side.
Thanks Marc Elias for Defending Democracy 🗽 🇺🇲 🌠 💙 ✨
Great video. We need to VOTE VOTE VOTE! Republicans are doing voter purges, so make sure to check your registration and polling place periodically this year. Take action and join a volunteer group! We need people to volunteer their time to inform others and encourage them to vote.
VOTE EARLY! VOTE BLUE!
Great point about checking your registration all the way up to election day
2016 was pretty phenomenal.
Unfortunately too many were wrinkly old women who voted for the $hill with complete disregard for what she both does and doesn’t stand for.
Bernie Sanders was and is what we needed and need.
The Democrats aren’t to far off.
HRC was merely the lesser of two evils, and she’s not who won that primary.
Obama was happy to introduce it to the Executive College, who nixed it and handed the false winnings to the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Enough Dem’s were so angry they decided (to pick the wrong approach” to make a point.
Mark, you are one of the very few that I watch to receive true, understandable information in this extremely insane era in my lifetime. I'm 65, a retired LEO, and have seen some very bizarre governmental behavior but current GOP antics are so very dangerous. I told anyone who would listen to me in 2015/2016 NOT to vote for a proven liar and a shifty used car salesman called Trump because of his already felonious history. I am heartbroken that they didn't listen to me.
So thank you for keeping the fight going.
Democratic Primary, 2016; Bernie or $hilda?
Did it bother you that the Executive College, Obama and a whole slew of “Democratic” competitors for the same position, after seeing exactly who won, and screaming across the country and all over international as well as US airwaves, literally al and figuratively about honor, safety, respect, and universal protection of the whole ball of wax.
We’re heading down hill fast.
Have been for decades.
No one’s bothering with all the facades any longer.
Please accept and extend to your team, my gratitude for all that you do for our country and the citizens therein. You are all warriors in the battle for our democracy.
Personally, my voting place is only a few blocks away. I go with some of my children. I try to encourage my children and eligible grandchildren vote.
I've had rheumatoid arthritis for 25 years and I love mail-in-voting. I signed up for permanent mail-in-voting in Virginia (rural area, voting place is 20 miles away) and mail my ballot back as soon as I get it so I can track to make sure it's received.
I'm in my 70's. Before the 1980's one had to meet requirements to vote absentee. Here in CA it became easier and easier until, like in our county, eved regisgered voter gets a mail in ballot and it's up to them how to vote. By mail or in person. If a voter forgets their ballot they vote provisionally. Regardless, every CA citizen is respected. What's sad is when so few ballots are returned. That voter apathy is, I observe, the reason why we are where we are today.
I have never missed a vote. So few Americans can say that. 😢
I live in Washington state, where I have been able to sit and read the voter's pamphlet with a cup of coffee, and vote slowly. Sometimes I take days to complete my ballot, as I read and re-read about the person or issue. Then, I walk out to the mail box or I drive it to a ballot drop. I think it's the thinking part that the GOP are afraid of. Many poor people, elderly, ill, and disabled find it difficult or impossible to wait in line for hours to vote. Those are also people the GOP would rather not vote.
If the president is allowed to vote by mail it's good enough for the people he serves to vote by mail.
Well, I personally am going to do what the Republicans say to do. I will vote early except one thing, I will be voting BLUE!
@@thomasword5762
Yes, sir-eee 💙💙💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
As you're not saying "THE FORMER president", I guess you are a trumpist, am I right?
@@anacasco7765
When he was president, he voted by mail.
Did you see my reply to thomasword? It's got blue all over it.
Thank you for all that you do.❤
I can't understand how a judge, someone who is supposed to be educated at a high level, would find any reason to restrict voters' rights! I don't get it. Thank you Mark, for all you & your group does. I'm in WI & my husband ended up voting in person because of the requirement to have a WITNESS sign HIS ballot declaring it was legally signed!! My husband was even MORE determined to vote for Biden & said "F#@c them!"
Debra, a judge IS ONLY a two-legged-animal (this is the way the Lakota culture defines human beings 😉) and that person might have a VERY HIGH I.Q. but still lack moral feelings - or conscience, AND this is the academic description of a SERIAL KILLER, ok?
So, SCHOOLING does not define a person's degree of humanism, right?
Big hug 💞
In Ohio the last 3 elections i had completed my form for mail in voting. All 3 times I did not get my mail in ballot and it forced me as a result to go vote in person. I even went down personally last time to complete the firm and never git the ballot. Election Board in Sandusky COUNTY Ohio had again no explanation. Note worthy this never happened prior to 2016.
Absolutely wild to me that youtube has a 'voting by mail' context tab now. It's bloody voting by mail, but thanks to trump apparently it's a controversial thing that 'requires sensitive additional information'. Honestly, the way these tags seem to be used these days, at least to me, is almost as trigger warnings. That it's been done for VOTING BY MAIL is honestly insane.
EITHER WAY! Thank you very much you lovely democracy docket folks, keep up the hard work. We democracy lovers are behind you! Absolutely agreed mark, having people have to watch you vote is insane, good luck if they are a vigilante vote watcher too. Yay democracy -_-.
Keep fighting guys, your tenacity and fervor in allowing us our RIGHTS is much more than appreciated. Your fight is giving some of us hope that we'll be able to avoid the autocratic creep and give us enough time to shore up democracy. Keep strong guys!
Marc l live in Missouri and we have one day voting l never learned about mail in voting until I followed you 🙏⚖️🇺🇸
Blame the RepubliCUNTS for that one. Missouri sucks in a lot of ways, and that's just one of the reasons why.
Mail-in voting for me, but not for thee.
"We CAN - You CAN'T"
Yes. Notice they never attack the red counties. Over time love wins (it can't lose). But Trump is a ginormous roadblock from that fruiting.
Edit: "Trumpism", I meant.
Yet another maga gop hypocracy ! 😮 They are nothing but lies, falsehoods & hypocracies ! Period. 😮 Vote people, help in potentiating a supermajority, such that our representatives possess a truly actionable advantage !
@@janebaldinger3137Exactly! Donald Trump literally votes by mail.
I used to love going down to our local volunteer fire station to vote. It was like a neighborhood block party.
Did the problem arise because the mail in votes are counted after same day votes. Solution count them first
Harvard Law should be embarrassed. Their law degrees have been devalued, imo
We need to get Marc and Ben Wittes together as a Democracy Super Team. ;P
I mailed it in during COVID.
If the Republican party worked as hard for the American people as they do on voter suppression, they wouldn't need to resort to voter suppression.
Good point
Lara Trump canned the mail-in ballot initiative when she took over the RNC. After the local GOP candidates threatened a walkout, the initiative was un-canned!😂
If the Democrats did more of what they claim to represent we wouldn’t be in this mess either.
It’s truly pathetic how hyper focused all our fragmented shreds of society are.
Old women.
Egocentric and self serving - to an extent stupid enough to screw themselves and their offspring, their offspring’s offspring - these old women voted for their own “need” to say they put the first woman in the White House. “I”, from the perspective of these women, not that they’ve the courage to say it out loud.
We can’t just blame it all on the Russians, the Republicans…
Whe need to do a better job of paying attention, thinking beyond sides ourselves, and quit forgetting and forgetting within 24 to 48 hours!
And Lara Trump said NO TO MAIL IN VOTING.. 😅
Trump and Republicans plan on trying to have mail in ballots thrown out, especially in swing states.
Yes, they are already going to try to steal the election.
RNC voting is rigged 🤬
She is not the boss
@@blueberry-ri7eb Make no mistake--Trump is the boss. She's his capo there to enforce his orders.
I want to support Democracy Docket. Marc Alias is working for the American people. These young women are very bright individuals.
Voting inThe US sounds like walking to mars. Few will get there and it is by design
As always, thanks for your words Marc
Hopefully with all the RNC money going to Trump the lawsuits will dry up due to lack of funds.
I'm sure Trump greed will hamper the GOP election efforts. Also the madness of gutting RNC staff in an election year.
Lawsuits is not the only way to stop mail-in-voting. The state legislature can change the election laws.
@@gcro9206texanforever True. But the RNC currently has many law suits and with funds drying up being used for the fatman a lot of them may not get litigated.
@@packy57 True, but I’ve read the RNC has applied for multiple lines of credit; not sure we will hear of the outcome, however, when obtained it should be reflected in their balance sheet
@@gcro9206texanforever There will always be some one that supports these zealots just to screw with everyone else.
Thank you for your work I am learning how to be more of a help to us ( Humanity).
Thank you.
What going on in Ohio, the gerrymandering problem.
"Mayday, mayday USS RNC has just hit an iceberg that looks like Trump". Oh really? My heart will go on...
They need to pass the voting rights act...NOW.
And they own the post office, sp they can do things to slow up the mail during the ballot mailing period.
VOTE BLUE UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!
VOTE EVERY REPUBLICAN RUNNING FOR OFFICE OUT!!!!
Hey I was able to see that I am a registered voter. Marc Alias thank you. Marc you are a true patriot.
I've been in a rehab center since early 2021, and without mail-in balloting, I could not have voted in the 2022 general and 2024 primary elections. It's part of what being an American citizen is all about, and I'll fight to the death to preserve it.
Excellent episode
Thank you both very much
I appreciate all your team do! 💙💙💙💙💙
Thank you
Thank you Marc and Paige for fighting for our democracy in real time
Thanks y’all
In all of US history, one group or another has always been disenfranchised. This is just merely the fight still going on.
I have voted by mail for many, many years which I enjoy doing in the privacy of my home. Now that I'm older I would have a hard time making to a polling place. Keep the vote by mail.
Ny here. Just mailed my ballot. Go 💙
Proud to have you on the side of democracy.....* I find myself feeling it's hopeless, until I listen to you, here or with Brian, perhaps all is not lost...👍🏻🙏🏻🤔
Unfortunately there have always been mafia lawyers who value money over truth also. That is why I very much appreciate your values and what you do so much. Please help us save out democracy!
Those of us who do not live in the U.S. and are not military only have one option, vote by mail. And I still can’t get registered in Minnesota, because my “information can not be verified.” Unless I make a greater effort than I have so far, contacting my ‘local’ election official and getting told I must have filled out the wrong form, (which I hadn’t, but I tried again, same result), I’m not going to be able to vote.
I have the same problem, but Colorado is giving me garbage. So, for this critical election I am flying in, checking my registration with the local election official, and voting in November in person. This is costing me a ridiculous amount of money. November 7, I fly home. The current election nightmare is just too much.
Vote 💙 Or everything will be intolerable under a dictator.
Im facing the same issue. I think this year will be the last time i will be able to as i moved overseas. I keep expecting to get told im inactive any time i check my registration as i dont have a stateside address anymore. .
@@nevannarence6542 You ought to be able to use the address where you last lived in the U.S., no matter who lives there now. Go online to your state’s Secretary of State site and find the page labelled Military and Overseas voters. I think every state has that. Register again as an overseas voter, just to be sure. You might have to do that every election cycle or every year to keep your registration current. There have been weird rule changes there, too, but you’ll be starting fresh.
Try again! Call the governor!
@@okeeydokeeey321 From Denmark? And the governor has little to nothing to say about this kind of thing. Besides, in my case, I’m not calling the governor of Minnesota. Last time I checked, he’s a wash rag, Blue or not. Anyway, there’s still the U.S. Embassy in Denmark…
Thank you so much for the valuable information you share.
I was born and raised in the South where voting is made as difficult as possible. I moved to Colorado in 2020 and I absolutely LOVE mail-in ballots! It's nice to be able to take my time, and research candidates and issues before I mark my ballot.
Mr. Elias, I salute you, for fighting on behalf of American Democracy.🙏🏼
I really appreciate all the in-depth analysis, and clear projection from what republicans / conservate legal groups have done in the past and are doing now. it makes me feel bad for only leaving a small semi-unrelated comment. If given time and, sadly, if I remember I'll try to go through everything you guys said later today and give a more in-depth analysis. Doesn't even matter if you guys will actually see it but your effort to keep us all apprised and educating us about the system both you Mark and Paige live in and have to contend with every day is greatly appreciated.
As someone with eternally low energy the effort you guys put into the fight and even finding time to inform us seems almost like magic to me. Greatly appreciated and if positive comments can help fuel the fires to be indignant against republicans take what little I'm able to provide. Sincerely and truly: thank you guys for working as hard as you do. Best wishes to you guys and everyone here.
I have no intention of standing in line at my local fire department to vote. I enjoy voting early by mail.
Thank you Mark. Hope your wisdom is solidified in writing for ALL to read and comprehend for the future.
Seems that the American Bar Association needs to step up its game before our legal system is in shambles and the rule of law becomes redundant.
Being elderly, I and my wife (in FL) like not having to make a trip and stand in line. Plus there's no rush to fill out the ballot, and we can do last-minute research. Yes we're Dems, but GOP seniors like mail voting for the same reasons.
The entire state of Oregon votes ONLY by mail since the late 1990's. Someone I met in Iowa said to me "isn't that illegal"....yea.
Thank you, Mark, for all that you do. It really matters.
Love what you do. Hope you prevail.
Thank you for all you do!!
You rock, man!!
Thank you, I really enjoy listening to you.
Mail in is a great option as is early in person voting for the elderly or the handicapped because there is seldom a line at least in my area. It can be combined with errands or medical visits, too. 🤷♀️
I'm so tired of all this immorality
Oh
And yeah I really enjoyed your video.
You're doing a great job for us voters. Democrat, Independent and republican Voters.
In Wisconsin we do have early and mail-in voting. In 2020 the Republicans in Wisconsin shortened the early voting to 2 weeks since they said Milwaukee and Madison who had early voting for a month had too much of an advantage so restricting Milwaukee and Madison to 2 weeks would make it fair with the north. Most of us thought it would be most fair if all of Wisconsin would have early voting for a month. I would love there to be a national law where early voting would start on Oct. 1 for every fall election and go Mon.-Sun. every week till the November voting. Regarding Sunday, when the Clerk Office is not open they could still have secured ballot boxes. We always vote early for the fall election at the Clerk Office where the person is able to see us complete the process. The annoying thing is it must be done specifically with nothing missed as far as signature, date or whatever. I recall too vividly the Florida 2000 Election where over 100,000 ballots were thrown out since people wrote-in the name of Al Gore or George W. Bush since the punch machines were not working well. If those ballots had been counted since it was clear who the person voted for then we would have had Al Gore for President.
That's why rump put dejoy in charge. He has demolished the postal service
Make mail in voting the standard nationwide, and suddenly it won't matter whether or not Republicans close the polls
The Democrats need to busy encouraging mail in voting. Screw the GOP’s voter suppression.
When I was much younger and working for the Republican party in the '60s and '70s mail in balloting was a large part of Republican playbook.
I always vote early, and I haven’t voted for a Republican for over ten years! And with the current crop of Republicans, I probably won’t vote for a Republican for another ten years, if ever!
NY is a swing state in the same way Texas is. It's theoretically possible for a Republican to win a statewide office but not likely. In the House our big problem is the shenanigans in the state party more than anything else.
It is possible for a local post office to be corrupt. My friend experienced this year ago in connection with a union drive. Masses of union ballots were held up and not delivered by a certain post office.
Mr. Hawkins I totally agree with your point. These Republican are not fair at all.
You’re relentless!!! Thank you!
Very informative! You are both wonderful teachers so don’t change a thing!! Thank you for all you do! 👍
In the Mississippi case isn't it also 'judge shopping?' They're looking for the Heritage judges that will align with their beliefs (cult)
I love this content. How basic to have easier ways to vote. It is the heart of our Democracy.
You do a great job
Gotta get out and VOTE!
🔵🌊🕶️'24!
if the new movement to reduce the impact of the Electoral College goes through, they are doomed!!
I ADORE these updates!! Voting rights are SO overlooked as an issue (even by Dems). Most Dems are just used to free & fair elections (how nice!) But we as Dems need to remind ourselves everyday the horrible lengths to which the GOP will go to win!! 🙉 This is what a party without a platform leaning fascist that wants to undermine Democracy does!! Take action, Dems!!😢
I'm a Postman in Kansas City, Missouri. On election day in 2020 we specifically delivered the ballots to Jefferson City, so they were counted on time.
Thanks…. You always manage to get my anxiety up…. 🤷🏻♂️
What are the chances the GOP is against mail in voting because it is a lot harder to do voter intimidation?
I think you are right. The GOP does luv to intimidate voters and mail-in voting does make that harder.
Thank you for continuing to keep people informed on issues surrounding the upcoming election. I worry that those who need the info most aren't paying enough attention. I'm over 70 and very concerned about what our country and world will be like when my grandkids are grown.
Thanks for all of the information. We'll presented.
For years I have voted mail with mail in ballot. I will continue to do so. I prefer mail in because in the comfort of my home I can go online, research and make an educated choice. Versus standing in a voting booth with the pressure of the impatient line waiting to vote and voting haphazardly and quickly in order to keep the line moving. I want my vote to help not hinder how our future will look. Mail in ballots allows me to do the research without the pressure of the line behind me.
I will be voting Blue for America, women and all human rights. The MAGA Republican Party hypocrisy must end period. BLUE WAVE 2024
Mail-in voting here in South Carolina is an insidious proposition. We’re older and handicapped. Our mail-in ballot was rejected four days before the last election, giving us no time to try again. The government here is determined to discourage blacks, the young, and the handicapped from voting. They are quite successful at it.
I live in Washington State.
We ALL vote (postage free) by mail/dropbox.
I think that the entire country should.
NO Witness Required.
Our ballots MUST be Postmarked By Election Day.
Our ballots come with an OPTIONAL "Security Sleeve."
We MUST Sign and Date the envelope
Easy Peasy.
Yep!
Mark you are my hero!!!!!!