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Washington(CNN)President Donald Trump's reelection campaign sued New Jersey Tuesday over the state's decision to use a hybrid voting model for November's election in which all residents will be mailed a ballot, leaving it up to them to decide if they would like to vote by mail or in person.
Donald J. Trump for President, the Republican National Committee and the New Jersey Republican State Committee brought the lawsuit asking the court to overturn Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order instituting the new rules that aim to give voters the option of avoiding voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump himself has repeatedly said that expanding mail-in voting options will result in fraud. In reality, there is no widespread voter fraud in US elections, and nonpartisan experts say neither party automatically benefits when states expand access to mail-in voting.
The lawsuit alleges that the executive order usurps the legislature's authority to decide when and how elections are held. It also alleges that the "system will violate eligible citizens' right to vote" and that "fraudulent and invalid votes dilute the votes of honest citizens and deprive them of their right to vote in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/19/politics/trump-campaign-new-jersey-mail-in-ballots/index.html
I am at a loss as to how this kind of crap is being allowed to continue.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)no if there was a way to counter sue trump to pay all the legal bills on his worthless challenges. Trump is insulting all election officials in not being able to do their job.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Repuke hypocrite!
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)It's getting interesting.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,185 posts)2. Trump would have present evidence of fraud in elections. There may be the Paterson incident but that was an aberration for a local election. That wouldn't be enough. Plus, NJ had a trial run with the primary elections and mail-in voting and that turned out well.
The Wizard
(12,547 posts)Thought disorders and loose associations are covered by Obamacare.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Great tweet!
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)Feds have NO SAY in states election, so this should be THROWN OUT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!