Trump campaign changes strategy in mail-in ballot lawsuit against New Jersey

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8. Heaven forbid they allow every vote cast to be counted

They are apparently unsatisfied with the success of their tactics to keep "certain people" from voting at all, now they object to the votes that are cast being counted.

This should be a number 1 issue. Without free and fair elections, we are fighting an uphill battle -- one that we have been losing as a consequence of voter suppression efforts that have advanced by leaps and bound over the past couple decades. -- the most effective and insidious is the closure of polling places in "certain areas" to create long lines. Time is money, and lines are the new poll tax. I have little doubt that more than 1 in 10 people confronted with an insane line just leaves and goes back to work to home. This year, in lieu of closing polling places, they are limiting the number of drop boxes. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142582888

We MUST do a better job of reversing this. We need a new voting rights act. The ideal federal law would impose a substantial fine on any state that fails to provide adequate resources. (For example, if people have to wait in lines more than 30 minutes, or have to travel more than 10 miles to a drop box, the state is hit with a fine that costs them far more than providing enough resources would. They won't run fair elections without a serious financial incentive.