SECOND TAKE
NEWSDAY: Ignore Trump’s attacks on voting by mail
Republicans in the Senate do the bidding of the president in irrationally blocking $3.6bn needed to improve the system
By now it should be clear: this will be an unusual election. Not because of the candidates involved, but because of the circumstances under which it will be held. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the inadequacies of the US voting process, as it has with many aspects of modern life. But this is not an unsolvable problem. Smart planning, key rule changes and federal dollars can produce a safe and secure election that has been our nation’s hallmark.
That’s not to say November’s vote will mirror ones of years past. With voters afraid to go to the polls in person because of the virus, more of this election will be conducted by mail than ever before. Due to changes to voting rules in more than 20 states since the pandemic began nearly 80% of voters will be able to cast ballots by mail. That’s a welcome sea change given that barely 20% did so in 2016...
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