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The requirements for absentee voting are mostly clear-cut. They take into account the fact that the voter may not be able to vote in person. Justifications include active military service, being primarily responsible for a disabled family member, disabled but qualified to vote, etc.<\/p>\n
Business operations, religious obligations, and emergency response appear to be other requirements. Whatever the justification, the voter has a legitimate reason for not being able to vote in person during election day.<\/p>\n
Democrats want to extend this to all Americans. The justification? The current pandemic. Amy Klobuchar points to President Trump as someone that votes absentee. Not mentioned in her article is President Trump’s justification for voting absentee.<\/p>\n
From DNYUZ:<\/span><\/p>\n It’s troubling that many states still insist on making it hard to mail in a ballot. Sixteen states require voters to provide an excuse to obtain an absentee ballot (though several have lifted that requirement for November); six states also require more than one witness, or a notary, to validate a mail-in ballot. Imagine trying to drum up witnesses – much less a notary – in the thick of a public health crisis. We need to do away with the hurdles and the back flips once and for all.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In addition to providing reforms and necessary funding to states to ensure safe voting by mail, our legislation would require every state to offer at least 20 days of early voting at polling locations. <\/strong><\/span>This is so important in a pandemic because it shrinks the lines at the polls. It’s critical to those Americans who have disabilities, need language assistance or don’t have easy access to mailboxes even in the best of times.<\/p>\n Reform won’t come without a cost. We are pushing for ample funding to help states immediately prepare for mail voting, in addition to the $400 million Congress has already approved for voting during the pandemic.<\/p>\n As we debate the next federal legislative relief package for Covid-19, here is what we know for sure: Failure to prepare for this pandemic has cost so much. Lives have been lost. Businesses large and small — representing lifetimes of hard work — now stand boarded up.<\/p>\n Yet there were so many signs it was coming.<\/p>\n November is coming too. We need make sure all of America doesn’t suffer what Wisconsin just did.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And if you want to know what it’s like to vote in a healthy, safe and secure way — from the comfort of your own home — just ask President Trump.<\/strong> <\/span>He’s been doing it for years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The rest of Amy Klobuchar’s article can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"