Why the Republican attacks on vote-by-mail, and, early voting? Because . . .

[AverageOldGuy]

Why are Republicans – especially Trump – so hell-bent on wiping out mail-in voting and early voting?

As far as I know every state has some form of mail-in voting. A few states are 100% vote-by-mail while others reserve mail-in voting for those who can’t get to the polls – nursing homes, working, out of town on election day, and the like.

As far as I know, every state has some period of early voting. Here in Virginia early voting starts 45 days before election day, the longest in the country. Other states have as little as 7-10 days of early voting.

Trump and Republicans are so dead set on abolishing mail-in voting that they have taken the issue to the Supreme Court, who may outlaw voting by mail.

As for early voting, get any Republican to start talking about the conduct of elections and before long you hear “Well, I make it to the polls on election day, why can’t everyone else?”

Why the Republican focus on killing vote-by-mail and forcing everyone to the polls on election day?

BECAUSE IF EVERYONE IS FORCED TO THE POLLS, IN PERSON, ON ONE DAY, WE CAN BE CONTROLLED As it stands now, with 50 different voting schedules and 50 different rules for vote-by-mail, that wild variety makes these activities impossible to control.

We all know (1) ICE is rapidly becoming Trump’s private army – it was planned that way, and (2) ICE will be deployed to polling places to control who votes – at least in blue states and cities.

There is no way ICE can control voting as it is now, voting is too widespread, too variable. The whole idea behind vote only on election day and no mail-in voting is to force voters into one day, one place where we can be herded like cattle for the slaughter.

I will be at my local No King’s Day later today. My sign reads:

WE CAME UNARMED.

THIS TIME.

[Historic NY]

1. Fat Ass Trump and his family just voted by mail in Florida

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-florida.html]

His other excuse because he is in DC....but forgot to mention every Fri until Sunday he is partying and golfing in Florida

[Diraven]

2. Also working people

Don't get election day off. In some states employers don't need to give you any time off to vote in person. In some states employers are only required to give you one hour off work to go vote. If you take longer they can fire you, if you think it will take longer you just don't vote.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. All true. In addition,

I find that many Republicans just don’t realize how difficult it is it might be for some people to show up in person at the polls. Since it’s no hardship for them, why can’t everyone else show up at the polls all on the same day?

Some examples …. Older, frail seniors who cannot stand in a line for an hour. People who don’t have a car or don’t drive. People who work long hours or weird shifts. Caregivers to a disabled family member at home. A stay-at-home mom with small children. People in nursing or rehab homes. I know people who suffer from migraines who can be out of commission on any given day. I am sure there are more examples. *Everyone* deserves the right to vote! But Republicans apparently don’t agree. It is shameful. Mail-in voting and early voting are imperative!

[underpants]

8. The reason Thune and the Senate GOP are stalling on the SAVE Act is...,

because they know it will disproportionately affect red state voters. This is all Project 2025 blueprints to try to diminish voting by women and minorities. The problems created will affect people who move for any reason even in state, even within the same voting precinct. They’d have to re-register by address. If they don’t have a birth certificate AND a valid birth certificate or know how to get one it can be a problem. Red states have a much lower percentage of holding passports.

Lots of other issues by McConnell and Thune know it will hit the regularly solid base.

[Diamond_Dog]

9. I hope the powers that be that realize it hurts red states more.

Good points, underpants.

[underpants]

10. They also have philosophical opposition to voter info sharing

I mean they are conservatives. Their supposed core of not wanting the Feds involved and States Rights is rooted in protecting racists and polluters but it also applies here.

[ColoringFool]

4. Armed Forces Overseas, And Spouses?

[underpants]

6. Exactly I voted in the 1992 election from Germany

[underpants]

5. 1st term Trump - DOJ let consent decree lapse 1981 RNC "task force" in NJ

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/24/in-1981-a-task-force-intimidated-voters-at-the-polls-will-republicans-revert-to-their-old-tactics

The year was 1981, and a bitter race for the New Jersey governor’s seat was approaching. Republican organizers publicly claimed their plan would combat widespread Democratic cheating at the polls. In fact, they had a more sinister intention: suppress the vote in Democratic strongholds where African American and Latino voters were in the majority and the election might be tilted in favor of Republican Tom Kean.

So up went the posters in New Jersey’s majority-Black inner city precincts. As Rutgers University historian Mark Krasovic recorded, Black voters waiting in line were asked for their registration cards by the “officers”, then turned away. Some Latino voters were chased from the polling stations by the daunting patrolmen. Kean won the election by all of 1,800 votes.

The 1981 “Task Force” amounted to one of the most egregious examples of election intimidation in America’s long history of voter suppression, but had a positive outcome. In the wake of those chilling events, the RNC was sued by the national and state Democratic parties. The case was settled out of court in 1982 at which point the RNC agreed to what was known as a consent decree.

[Phoenix61]

7. Can you imagine the lines! I love early voting.nt

[AllaN01Bear]

11. the rs put in vote by mail in ca to get around democrats . it backfired as usual