Friend,

I want to be crystal clear: Here in Washington state, vote-by-mail has been a spectacular success.

So when President Trump says that vote-by-mail is more susceptible to voter fraud than other forms of voting, he's wrong. Plain and simple.

Washington state has proven that vote-by-mail is the easiest, safest, most reliable voting there is. This isn't a partisan issue -- in both Republican- and Democrat-run states, vote-by-mail has increased voter participation. There is zero reason not to have a mail-in ballot in any condition and certainly not when people have to risk their lives to go physically vote right now during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, I'm calling for vote-by-mail to be a right for every American across this country. Join me in calling for national vote-by-mail: Add your name right now.

The photos of mile-long lines -- people in masks forced to either risk their health or give up their right to vote -- should break the heart of every American, regardless of whether they're a Democrat or Republican. And we must not let this happen in November.

You'll never see a line out the door to vote in Washington state. You will never wait in the rain, in the cold, or in the heat to fill in your ballot. Your ballot box should be as close as your mailbox. In fact, we even take care of the postage.

We already knew that too many Americans were choosing between voting and making it to their jobs, or voting and childcare, but now, all Americans are choosing between their health and their vote. That's unacceptable.

All of President Trump's claims -- that vote-by-mail is "corrupt" and "ripe for fraud" and never allows Republicans to be elected again -- are not based in reality. Plus, the president actually votes absentee by mail -- so if it's good enough for him, why not anyone else?

Here in Washington, our own secretary of state says that our system is "accessible, secure, fair, and instills confidence in our voters."

This isn't about politics. It's about commonsense solutions to help people vote safely and more easily this year and in the years to come. If you believe vote-by-mail will work for all Americans just like it's worked for Washingtonians, add your name next to mine right now.

Very truly yours,

Jay Inslee