'There is no more fraud the way we're doing it than the conventional way of people having to go in place,” says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about mail-in voting. “Republicans, Independents, Democrats, all strongly supportive of voting this way.”
George Stern oversees elections as the Clerk and Recorder in Jefferson County, Colorado. He lives in Golden, CO, and has served in the public and private sectors as an attorney and a business consultant. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. View more opinion at CNN.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump shared a dangerous fiction regarding mail-in voting when he tweeted,"With Universal Mail-In Voting , 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRADULENT Election in history. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???" George SternBut mail-in voting has been proven to be a secure election model, and it is one of the best ways voters can safeguard their health during a raging pandemic. By maligning it, the President risks fueling voter suppression -- one of the few things more damaging to the integrity of our democracy than the exceedingly rare threat of voter fraud. These reckless myths cannot go unchallenged.
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Trump’s Attacks On Mail-In Voting Aren’t Landing With Most Americans, Poll FindsI am a New York-based journalist covering breaking news at Forbes. I previously covered politics and news for Vanity Fair and Mic, and as a theater critic I serve as a member of the New York Outer Critics Circle. Follow me on Twitter alisond64 or get in touch at adurkeeforbes.com.
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