Great thread, but the issues around #VoteByMail have less to do with the @USPS than the poor condition of state voter rolls. Most states that have (mostly) successfully implemented vote by mail, have invested heavily to clean them up. Most other states, no so much. 1/ https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1295027814786387974

Some 16 million mail ballots are unaccounted for from the 2016 & 2018 election, with California experiencing the most "issues." 2/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/more-than-16-million-mail-in-ballots-went-missing-from-2016-and-2018-elections-report

And don't forget people who continue to vote from the grave, some of whom have been dead for decades, in places like Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and even Denver. /3 https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/09/22/cbs4-investigation-finds-dead-voters-casting-ballots-in-colorado/

As you decide whether to vote in person or by absentee, if you have a choice, consider these words: chain of custody. What happens, and how secure, is your ballot? Also, there is no evidence of #COVID19 spread via in-person voting. 4/ https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/no-covid-19-spike-in-milwaukee-after-primary-election-in-april-cdc-says.html

@AGHamilton29 is correct, there is a very elegant compromise. Promote and reform where necessary absentee balloting (make it easier), ensure the safety of in-person voting, and early voting. And one more step. 5/

One idea: No state should be allowed to implement "vote by mail" - sending unsolicited, unapplied for ballots to voters until they can certify that they've fully complied with the requirements of Section 8 of the 1993 Nat'l Voter Registration Act. https://www.justice.gov/crt/national-voter-registration-act-1993-nvra

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