D.C. expected most residents to vote absentee, so it cut the number of polling sites from 144 to 20. But hundreds didn't receive the ballots they requested in time, so they voted in person — overwhelming the system. Some waited up to 5 hours to do so.
Stacey Abrams, the chair of Fair Fight Action, a voter advocacy group, told the House panel that in 2016 more than half of all states reported"zero substantiated allegations of fraud." She said eight states reported one case each and the remaining states reported only a small number of cases,"none sufficient to alter the outcomes of elections."
Abrams is among those pushing for an expansion of absentee voting, while retaining the ability for voters to cast their ballots in person, if they choose. She noted that mail-in voting does not work for everyone, including some or those with disabilities or no set addresses. "We want every American who has the right to vote to know that they have the freedom to do so and the access. And that access will not exist if we have limited means and people have to put their lives at mortal risk in order to cast their ballot," she said.In fact, all states currently offer both options. The debate is over the extent to which each option is available, and how much communities can afford.
Like other places holding primaries yesterday, the District of Columbia reduced the number of polling sites — from the usual 144 to 20 — because it expected the overwhelming majority of residents would vote absentee. But when hundreds of residents failed to get their ballots in time, they showed up in person, overwhelming the system.
Some voters reported have to wait for up to five hours. The waits were so long that the D.C. elections office took the unprecedented step of allowing some voters to email their ballots in.
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