Several states have expanded mail-in and absentee voting due to the coronavirus pandemic. Will others follow?
The coronavirus pandemic has reignited a long-standing debate over mail-in voting in the United States.
Several states, citing public health concerns, have postponed or canceled in-person voting due to the pandemic.
On Tue., SCOTUS ruled against postponing Wisconsin's primary and pushed up the mail-in ballot deadline. (AP)
Now, many on both sides of the aisle are calling for states to expand mail-in voting and move toward all-mail elections.
President Trump has openly opposed mail-in voting, tweeting that it has "tremendous potential for voter fraud."
FactCheck.org's Robert Farley called Trump's claims "false," noting that there's "no evidence" proving widespread fraud.
In 2017, a Brennan Center for Justice study found that the rate of voter fraud in the US was between 0.00004% and 0.0009%.
Several states have reported dramatic upticks in turnout since implementing or expanding vote by mail. (CNN)
It also has bipartisan support: Ohio's GOP legislature passed a bill making the state's primary an all-mail election.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed off on an all-mail primary in March. He told CNN that he "didn't really worry" about fraud.
In March, Sens. Ron Wyden and Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation mandating no-excuse vote-by-mail options nationwide.
Only five states in the country hold universal, all-mail elections: Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Some states have moved to expand mail-in and absentee voting amidst the pandemic, such as Georgia, Alabama and Iowa.