Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act would require all states offer

voting by mail, if at least 13 states have declared a state of emergency

GovTrack.us

Apr 16 · 4 min read

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR3)

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

The provision could drastically change November’s election, if the covid-19 coronavirus is still circulating by then.

https://govtrackinsider.com/resilient-elections-during-quarantines-and-natural-disasters-act-would-require-all-states-offer-cfe9c90a1f77

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What the legislation does

The Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act would require all states to offer a vote-by-mail option, if at least 13 states declare a state of emergency related to the covid-19 coronavirus. This might reduce the number of people standing in lines at polling places on Election Day, but wouldn’t eliminate the lines entirely.

There are two different types of voting by mail: mandatory with an opt-out provision, or optional with an opt-in provision. This appears to be the latter type, since the legislative text reads that voters should “be able to request” mail ballots.

There’s a strong chance that would happen. By April 11, all 50 states had already declared a state of emergency. While some states may rescind that by November, it seems likely that the number where the state of emergency remains in effect by November would still be at least 13.



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