If mail in voting was good then more is better. But if it’s bad then more is worse since its defects will be proportionately magnified. The migration from in-person to mail-in voting implies an improvement in the chain of proof of identity. The demand for more identity security may run counter to the political promise to expand voter access. Done right it can assist voter choice. Done wrong it can institutionalize voter fraud.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Thursday introduced legislation to allow all registered voters to have the option to vote from home.
The Vote at Home Act would require all registered voters to be sent mail-in ballots prior to Election Day, guarantee that voters had the option to either vote by mail or vote in person at the polls and enact automatic voter registration for all citizens with driver’s licenses or permits.