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orangecrush

(19,611 posts)
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 08:23 AM Aug 2020

Trump campaign sues New Jersey over mail-in voting plans

Washington(CNN)President Donald Trump's reelection campaign sued New Jersey Tuesday over the state's decision to use a hybrid voting model for November's election in which all residents will be mailed a ballot, leaving it up to them to decide if they would like to vote by mail or in person.

Donald J. Trump for President, the Republican National Committee and the New Jersey Republican State Committee brought the lawsuit asking the court to overturn Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order instituting the new rules that aim to give voters the option of avoiding voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic.



Trump himself has repeatedly said that expanding mail-in voting options will result in fraud. In reality, there is no widespread voter fraud in US elections, and nonpartisan experts say neither party automatically benefits when states expand access to mail-in voting.

The lawsuit alleges that the executive order usurps the legislature's authority to decide when and how elections are held. It also alleges that the "system will violate eligible citizens' right to vote" and that "fraudulent and invalid votes dilute the votes of honest citizens and deprive them of their right to vote in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment."




https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/19/politics/trump-campaign-new-jersey-mail-in-ballots/index.html


I am at a loss as to how this kind of crap is being allowed to continue.

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Trump campaign sues New Jersey over mail-in voting plans (Original Post) orangecrush Aug 2020 OP
no Federal standing in how states decide how to run elections outside of discrimination, beachbumbob Aug 2020 #1
He & his intimate russian asset have both ALREADY submitted ballots to FL! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2
Yes orangecrush Aug 2020 #8
Sure is! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #10
1. No federal right to tell states how to run elections and no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #3
A reminder to the Putin Administration The Wizard Aug 2020 #4
... orangecrush Aug 2020 #9
👍 SheltieLover Aug 2020 #11
From Marc Elias Gothmog Aug 2020 #5
Thanks! orangecrush Aug 2020 #7
The big thing to me is, How fast it's decided bluestarone Aug 2020 #6
Absolutely! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #12
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. no Federal standing in how states decide how to run elections outside of discrimination,
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 08:26 AM
Aug 2020

no if there was a way to counter sue trump to pay all the legal bills on his worthless challenges. Trump is insulting all election officials in not being able to do their job.

no_hypocrisy

(46,160 posts)
3. 1. No federal right to tell states how to run elections and
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 08:43 AM
Aug 2020

2. Trump would have present evidence of fraud in elections. There may be the Paterson incident but that was an aberration for a local election. That wouldn't be enough. Plus, NJ had a trial run with the primary elections and mail-in voting and that turned out well.

The Wizard

(12,547 posts)
4. A reminder to the Putin Administration
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 09:34 AM
Aug 2020

Thought disorders and loose associations are covered by Obamacare.

bluestarone

(17,025 posts)
6. The big thing to me is, How fast it's decided
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 09:50 AM
Aug 2020

Feds have NO SAY in states election, so this should be THROWN OUT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!

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