Trump's demand to throw out ballots arriving after Election Day would disenfranchise military voters
Donald Trump is demanding that ballots coming in after Election Day be tossed as ballots from military voters are likely still arriving in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Trump, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, tweeted in all caps Thursday morning that "ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!"
Not only would not counting these votes potentially disenfranchise thousands of military voters, but it would also break the law in a number of states.
In 2016, more than 250,000 active-duty military personnel voted by absentee ballot, according to the US Election Assistance Commission. This year, that number is expected to be higher, Military.com recently reported. In North Carolina, 9,749 military absentee ballots have already been cast. That's over 3,000 more than the last election, according to The Hill.
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To Trump the military is just a prop.
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