вЂњThe president is making a false distinction and no, there are not more safeguards with absentee ballots,вЂќ said Sean Morales-Doyle, deputy director of voting rights, elections and democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice. Still, all mail-in voting in both states is nonetheless called вЂњabsentee ballots.вЂќ Yet in both states, all remote ballots are referred to as вЂњmail-in ballots.вЂќ In Vermont, ballots are sent to everyone, while in Wisconsin, only ballot applications are sent to everyone. In Florida, voters can request a mail-in ballot without providing a reason, but in Texas, voters must list a reason for remote voting. Some states use the words interchangeably or use a single term for all mail-in ballots. I need you to get your application and send in your absentee ballot IMMEDIATELY.вЂќД«ut across the country, the distinction between mail-in ballots and absentee ballots appears negligible. He requested an absentee ballot himself to vote in this weekвЂ™s Florida primary, and his own campaign has been targeting counties in battleground states where absentee ballots made a difference in 2016, urging supporters through a website to request ballots and running Facebook ads that state вЂњAbsentee ballots are GOOD.

Trump frequently attempts to distinguish between mail-in ballots and absentee ballots, saying the latter has additional safeguards and go to only those who request them (election officials say the ballots look identical). New polling has fueled these concerns and Democrats are outpacing Republican requests for absentee ballots in some swing states. Many Republicans are outwardly careful not to address TrumpвЂ™s remarks, but privately they worry his escalating accusations of fraud could scare reliable supporters from voting remotely. We donвЂ™t feel there are any real instances of either widespread fraud or voter disenfranchisement.вЂќ вЂњVote by mail really works well here in Utah,вЂќ said Justin Lee, director of elections in Utah, where the Republican administration sends ballots to every voter in the state.

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