Joe Biden: " "I'd much prefer to have on -- you know, in-person voting, but it depends.".............

[riversedge]

um.... For some reason, I thought Biden would go for the mail-in voting. Surprised to see this.


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/trump-voting-by-mail-174695?cid=covid_m



...............Although election experts acknowledge there are slightly higher levels of voter fraud perpetrated through mail-in voting than in-person voting, they agree overall cases of election fraud are rare and that local officials can implement measures to thwart such activity.

Congressional Democrats have pushed for more federal funding to facilitate vote-by-mail capabilities, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted last week the country would “probably be moving to vote by mail” for the remainder of the 2020 election season.

The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, which Congress passed and the president signed last month, provides the U.S. Postal Service with a $10 billion loan from the Treasury Department but does not wipe out its $11 billion debt or dole out the $25 billion appropriation Democrats had sought to help keep the federal carrier from going bankrupt.

The stimulus measure also includes $400 million in election security grants to help states “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, said Monday the outbreak might force changes to the way voting is conducted, but argued the general election in the fall should not be delayed.

“I’d much prefer to have on — you know, in-person voting, but it depends. It depends on the state of play,” he said. “But we cannot, we cannot delay or postpone a constitutionally required November election.”

Roughly 57.2 million Americans participated in the 2016 election via early, absentee or mail-in voting, including active duty military who live either overseas or in the U.S. outside their home voting jurisdiction. That total represented 2 in 5 of all ballots cast...............................

[bearsfootball516]

1. I think he just means that he would like in-person voting to be an option for voters

As long as we’re past COVID-19.

[LisaM]

2. I prefer in-person voting. But I don't think vote-by-mail should be impeded.

And there are obvious cases - especially now - where it should be the backup plan.

The main thing is to ensure maximum participation. I like going to the polls (though they eliminated that in Washington), but not everyone does.

it seems as if there should always be a contingency plan, too.