Top Florida House Democrat seeks action on integrity of mail-in voting
WASHINGTON — Urgent action is needed to secure the integrity of mail-in voting in Florida ahead of the November election, especially given an expected surge in it this fall, the Democratic leader of the state’s House told NBC News on Thursday.
In a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee is asking the governor to “coordinate” with the U.S. Postal Service to “get every vote counted.”
Some 30 percent of Floridians voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This year, given fears around the coronavirus, the number could top 50 percent, he said.
McGhee also sent a similar letter to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and plans in a few weeks to hold a hearing on concerns about mail ballot bottlenecks, with a particular focus on Florida, a committee aide said.
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