On Wednesday, May 5, the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hear testimony about voting by mail. Scheduled to testify in person are: (1) U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon; (2) U.S. House member Susan Davis of California; (3) Kate Brown, Secretary of State of Oregon; (4) John Fortier of the American Enterprise Institute; (5) Rokey W. Suleman of the District of Columbia Board of Elections. The hearing is at 10 a.m. in the Committee’s normal hearing room, SR 301.
Professor Michael P. McDonald has submitted this written testimony. He is an expert on voter registration and voter turnout. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
The sovereign State of Oregon survives with ONLY mail ballots.
i.e. No public voting — with chances for catching swine flu and other diseases.
Why are no people from Washington testifying? Clark County is the only county in Washington that still allows in person voting and all counties have mail-in voting. It would make sense to have a more diverse pool of people testifying in favor of it. Personally, I think it’s great. It’s increased turnout and makes it a lot easier to vote.