Dear friend,

The coronavirus is already causing havoc with our elections -- and making
it clear we need to give every voter the option to vote by mail.

Wisconsin is the latest example. After Governor Tony Evers ordered a
postponement of their primary election to June, in order to protect public
health, Republicans on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and then the
conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court ordered today's election
to go ahead anyway despite safety concerns.^1 We cannot let this happen on
a national scale this fall.

We need the November 2020 election to go ahead as planned -- safely and
securely. The best way to ensure that election takes place is to act now,
while we still have time, to ensure every American voter can cast a ballot
by mail. Will you help?

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and tell Congress: Pass a national vote by mail law!

Even if the coronavirus pandemic fades in the coming weeks, there is still
the possibility it could return in the fall. We cannot sit back and just
wait for a crisis that could undermine the November election.

Congress has several bills pending that would give every voter the option
to vote by mail.^2 Democratic leaders chose not to pass such a requirement
as part of the recent bailout, despite intense public pressure to do so.
That was a mistake.

Donald Trump has already said he doesn't like vote by mail. But we know it
works well. I live in Washington State, where we've voted by mail for
years. It's a safe and secure way to cast a ballot. Voters here don't have
to choose between democracy and public health, and we haven't had to
postpone elections. But very few Americans have that option if they live
elsewhere.

If you're concerned about the possibility the November election might be
postponed, the best thing you can do right now is tell your members of
Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing every American the ability to
vote by mail this fall. Can you help?

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell Congress to immediately pass legislation to provide
every voter with the option to cast a ballot by mail!

Thanks for taking action in this urgent moment,

Robert and the team at Demand Progress

 

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Sources:
1. Gizmodo, "Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay,
Absentee Voting Extension" [ [link removed] ]April 6, 2020.
2. Sen. Ron Wyden press release, "Wyden Introduces Bill to Protect Voters
and Elections Against COVID-19 Risks by Mandating Emergency Vote-By-Mail,"
[ [link removed] ]March 11, 2020.
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