J. Christian Adams on Mail-In, Absentee Voting in 2020 Election
Mail-in voting has sharply increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Center reported in the 2016 general election, 24.9 percent of votes were absentee or mail-in and in the 2018 general election, 27.4 percent of votes were absentee or mail-in. But during the 2020 primaries, 50.3 percent of votes cast were absentee or mail-in.\xa0\nIs election security at stake? What are some of the documented security vulnerabilities and problems associated with mail-in or absentee ballots? J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nThree Republican senators are calling on the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about censorship and possible election interference.\xa0\n\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett\u2019s confirmation on Oct. 22.\n\nCiting his son Barron's COVID experience, President Donald Trump said children should be back at school.\xa0\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.