House Democrats have suggested requiring that states give all voters a ballot if there are crises — in their latest COVID-19 relief package, called the HEROES Act, besides additional major alterations to the elections. The legislation would also mandate same-day and on-the-Internet voter registration, extended early voting and comprehensive “no-excuse” absentee voting, besides additional alterations.
Generally, Americans are behind the growth of no-excuse absentee voting. A Pew Research Center poll recently learned that 70% of adults were behind permitting any voter to vote by mail if they desired that.
However, Republicans in Congress have been against Democrats’ work to make significant alterations to the electoral structure. They have said that Democrats are looking to nationalize elections and that there was not a sufficient period to provide such extensive alterations in advance of the November election.
“I’m not opposed to vote-by-mail programs,” stated Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the House Rules Committee’s ranking member. States should be the ones that should decide how to go about their own elections, adjusting to particular conditions, Davis said.
