President Trump's home county in Florida and other Democratic strongholds plan to send vote-by-mail request forms to voters to expand ballot access during the coronavirus crisis.
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link, who was initially appointed to the position by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, told NBC News that her goal in sending request forms to every voter has nothing to do with politics.
She said voting by mail is safe and secure, despite what her county's most famous voter claims."It's something that the president feels secure enough with that he voted with it himself, notwithstanding what his other comments may have been," she said. "If Democratic-leaning municipalities in close states make voting easier for the people living in those municipalities, then it's likely to lead to more Democratic votes statewide. In close states, that could make all the difference," said Josh Chafetz, a Cornell University Law School professor who studies constitutional law.
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