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| Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election | |
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| Donald Trump has called for November's presidential election to be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. | Donald Trump has called for November's presidential election to be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. |
| He suggested a delay until people can "properly, securely and safely" vote. | He suggested a delay until people can "properly, securely and safely" vote. |
| There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long railed against mail-in voting which he has said would be susceptible to fraud. | |
| US states want to make postal voting easier due to public health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. | US states want to make postal voting easier due to public health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. |
| In a series of tweets, Mr Trump said "universal mail-in voting" would make November's vote the "most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history" and a "great embarrassment to the USA". | |
| He suggested - without providing evidence - that mail-in voting, as it is known in the US, would be susceptible to foreign interference. | |
| "The Dems talk of foreign influence in voting, but they know that Mail-In Voting is an easy way for foreign countries to enter the race," he said. | |
| Mr Trump also said postal voting was "already proving to be a catastrophic disaster" in areas where it was being tried out. | |
| Earlier this month, six US states were planning to hold "all-mail" ballot elections this November: California, Utah, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. | Earlier this month, six US states were planning to hold "all-mail" ballot elections this November: California, Utah, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. |
| These states will automatically send postal ballots to all registered voters, which then have to be sent back or dropped off on election day - although some in-person voting is still available in certain limited circumstances. | These states will automatically send postal ballots to all registered voters, which then have to be sent back or dropped off on election day - although some in-person voting is still available in certain limited circumstances. |
| About half of US states allow any registered voter to vote by post on request. | About half of US states allow any registered voter to vote by post on request. |
| Critics of postal voting argue that people could vote more than once via absentee ballots and in person. Mr Trump has in the past said there was a risk of "thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place". | Critics of postal voting argue that people could vote more than once via absentee ballots and in person. Mr Trump has in the past said there was a risk of "thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place". |
| However, there is no evidence of widespread fraud, according to numerous nationwide and state-level studies over the years. | However, there is no evidence of widespread fraud, according to numerous nationwide and state-level studies over the years. |