Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why vote-by-mail has become a political battleground
Come November, every registered California voter will be able to vote by mail. But the process has been politicized; Republicans — including President Trump — are opposed.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readCome November, every registered California voter will be able to vote by mail. But the process has been politicized; Republicans — including President Trump — are opposed. Trump said last month that voting by mail is rife with fraud — and that Republicans would never win another election if voting isexpanded. Both claims are unfounded.
But with the coronavirus still spreading,more states could look to vote-by-mail for the November election, which means more political fights over the issue could be inevitable.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Rosalie Atkinson
Associate producer
Gilda Daniels
professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law; former deputy chief in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division; author of “Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America”