Thread by @majorityfm

#AMQuickie

A new survey shows most Americans want to vote by mail this year, but even more aren’t confident that their ballot will be counted.

Meanwhile, Republican lawyers are working overtime to prevent states from mailing out voting packets in a timely fashion.

A poll commissioned by the Washington Post shows that six in ten registered voters nationwide want to cast their ballots before Election Day.

However, only three in ten say they are very confident that their mail-in ballots will be counted accurately.

Seven in ten remain very confident in in-person voting. But just under half of those surveyed say they are uncomfortable going to a polling place this fall, and a majority are worried about their family being infected by the coronavirus.

Apart from Trump’s fear-mongering, there are signs that voting may be complicated in battleground states.

The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ordered a halt in the mailing of absentee ballots, until further notice.

Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell told the AP the decision is "potentially a huge disaster... [it’s] deeply irresponsible and jeopardizes the integrity of our election."

The city of Madison alone already has one hundred thousand requests for absentee ballots on file

In Nevada, attorneys for Trump’s campaign are also asking a federal judge to block the distribution of mail-in ballots. The campaign argues argues that the state’s plan to send out ballots to some one point 7mil active voters will impede GOP's ability to elect candidates »»

"Because the law will ‘confuse’ their voters and ‘create incentive’ to stay away from the polls."

The state disagrees and says the Trump campaign doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

Separately, Microsoft said that hackers from Russia, China, and Iran are still seeking to disrupt hundreds of people and institutions involved in the upcoming election.

And Twitter said that it would label or remove any posts that prematurely sought to claim victory.

Specifically, it will flag posts claiming victory before election results have been certified or seeking to prevent a peaceful transfer of power.

It will do the same with disputed claims about the electoral process, including unverified information about election rigging, ballot tampering, vote tallying, or certification of election results.

It’s gonna be an unholy mess, isn’t it?

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