From:
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Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.
He floated a delay until people could "properly, securely and safely" vote.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53597975?fbclid=IwAR3mSa0_B61T_XGXQiJ5qHN4pCjcyJlHxYBTIeU0DwriGdOV03ZmRMDMqrA
There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long
railed against mail-in voting which he has said would be susceptible to
fraud.
US states want to make postal voting easier due to public health concerns
over the coronavirus pandemic.
Under the US constitution, Mr Trump does not have the authority to
postpone the election himself. Any delay would have to be approved by
Congress. The president does not have direct power over the two houses of Congress.
What did Trump say?
In a series of tweets, Mr Trump said "universal mail-in voting" would make November's vote the "most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history"
and a "great embarrassment to the USA".
He suggested - without providing evidence - that mail-in voting, as it is
known in the US, would be susceptible to foreign interference.
"The [Democrats] talk of foreign influence in voting, but they know that Mail-In Voting is an easy way for foreign countries to enter the race," he said.
Mr Trump also said postal voting was "already proving to be a catastrophic disaster" in areas where it was being tried out.
In June, New York allowed voters to vote by post in the Democratic primary
poll for the party's presidential candidate. But there have been long
delays in counting the ballots and the results are still unknown.
US media report that there are also concerns that many ballots will not be counted because they were not filled in correctly or do not have postmarks
on them that show they were sent before voting officially ended.
However, several other states have long conducted votes by post.
### - ohhhhh shit! LOL ! :)))
however, it's also a tacit admission that he's lost the election heh, else
why go to such lengths?
apparently he ain't gonna go without making some big noise/mess about it
huh...
what a surprise hah! :D
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