An open letter to the U.S. Congress

Protect Lawful Ballots and Prevent Unconstitutional Disenfranchisement

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Any effort—legislative or judicial—to invalidate mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day but received afterward is both constitutionally flawed and fundamentally unjust. The Constitution is clear: under Article I, Section 4, states have primary authority over the administration of elections. For generations, states have exercised that authority to count ballots cast on time, regardless of postal delays. Federal interference now would be an unprecedented overreach. Worse, discarding timely ballots violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by punishing voters for circumstances beyond their control. A ballot cast legally is a vote that must be counted—anything less is disenfranchisement. Members of Congress: if you support or enable this, you are complicit in stripping Americans of their constitutional rights. Justices: if you endorse it, you are not interpreting the Constitution—you are narrowing it. This is not about procedure. It is about whether lawful voters are heard or erased. Reject this. Defend the right to vote.

▶ Created on March 24 by Nicole

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