{"id":1051612,"date":"2025-02-20T14:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051612"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:32:15","slug":"breaking-dnc-counters-republican-attempts-to-outlaw-most-mail-and-early-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/breaking-dnc-counters-republican-attempts-to-outlaw-most-mail-and-early-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: DNC Counters Republican Attempts to Outlaw Most Mail and Early Voting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If Republicans succeed, mail and early voting could be in jeopardy nationwide<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the DNC opposed the RNC\u2019s challenge to Nevada’s law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within four days of the election to be counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This challenge, which the Republicans already lost at the trial court level and have now appealed, is not just about the receipt deadline but is an effort to lay the legal groundwork to challenge all early and mail voting \u2013 a grave threat to the rights of working people and to military voters and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the DNC filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit explaining that the trial court was right to dismiss the RNC\u2019s case after it failed to prove it was harmed by Nevada\u2019s mail ballot receipt deadline, and outlining that Nevada Republicans are just plain wrong on the law. The DNC is taking nothing for granted in this case, especially after Republicans won a similar case before a conservative panel of Trump-appointed judges on the Fifth Circuit last fall. The DNC will continue to fight for voters\u2019 rights to securely cast their ballots nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement:<\/strong>

\u201cThe Republican stance on voting rights is to restrict, limit, and infringe. Now the MAGA-run RNC has set its sights on disenfranchising voters in Nevada \u2013 including working families and military voters. The DNC won\u2019t let them. Today, we filed an opposition brief in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals asking the Court to shut down Republicans\u2019 bogus case. Voting by mail and voting early is safe, secure, and empowers even more eligible voters to participate in our elections. That is a good thing for our democracy. The DNC will fight like hell for the rights of Nevadans and every other citizen to make sure their voices are heard and their votes are counted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DNC Vice Chair Artie Blanco issued the following statement:<\/strong>
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\u201cAs a Nevadan, it concerns me deeply to see Republicans repeatedly attempting to throw out the lawful votes of my friends and neighbors. Make no mistake: the RNC knows damn well that these votes were cast legally and safely but they still want to throw them out because they are attempting a nationwide play to end early and mail voting once and for all. Nevadans deserve to have their voices heard and that\u2019s why the DNC is defending Nevadans\u2019 rights in the 9th Circuit of Appeals. Voting by mail is safe and secure and used extensively by active duty military. All Nevadans have the right to ensure their voices are heard \u2013 here and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view the DNC\u2019s opposition brief click <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional background below on the DNC\u2019s legal actions<\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n