Biden campaign calls on GOP to drop lawsuits over mail ballots, citing Trump's new fondness for it
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method
DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign on Thursday called on top Republicans to drop litigation seeking to curtail aspects of mail balloting now that Donald Trump has begun to embrace the method.
Trump for years falsely claimed voting by mail was riddled with fraud, but his 2024 campaign began a program this month to encourage mail voting if convenient for people. It is part of Republicans' attempt to increase mail voting among their supporters.
At the same time, the Republican National Committee, newly under the former president's control, has sued or joined lawsuits seeking to limit certain aspects of mail voting. That includes laws in some states, including Nevada, that allow late-arriving mailed ballots to be counted as long as they are sent by Election Day.
“If Donald Trump is serious about finally recognizing that mail voting is a great option for voters to utilize this November, he should demand the RNC and his MAGA allies drop every one of these lawsuits throughout the country,” Biden's campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, said in a statement, referring to Trump's “Make America Great Again” movement.
