Dems want to make mail-in voting a priority in the next coronavirusm relief bill.
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Congressional Democrats are signaling there will be a fight over funding for vote-by-mail as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact day-to-day life and puts every state’s ability to conduct free and fair elections at risk.
Congress’ three relief bills for the coronavirus outbreak have only included limited funding for states to expand absentee voting, despite growing calls from election officials, state leaders and voting rights activists. Democratic leadership in Congress has highlighted the need, but faced opposition across the aisle. The last package included $400 million in election assistance for states to help prepare for the 2020 election cycle, including cleaning polling locations, but Democrats said that wasn’t nearly enough. Now, Democratic leaders in both chambers want another chance to push through funding for mail-in voting.
“How are we going to vote in primaries and general elections? We’re probably going to need vote-by-mail and electronic voting and ways to get there,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said last week on MSNBC. |
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| | Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Monday, appearing on a livestream with his former rival for the Democratic nomination to stress the importance of defeating President Donald Trump. |
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The congressional stalemate over another fiscal package aimed at providing relief to those struggling from the coronavirus pandemic dragged into another week as both sides dug in and accused each other of stalling critical aid to millions of Americans. |
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The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump’s bid to shield his tax and other financial records. |
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