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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88401, member: 27"]
Mail-in voting is staring down a potential kill shot from congressional Republicans, even though eight states run elections almost entirely by mail and voters in both parties rely on it.

GOP pushes to gut mail-in voting
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[*]Congressional Republicans are pushing to effectively ban mail-in voting.
[*]Eric Schmitt is spearheading the Senate crackdown effort.
[*]Trump blames mail ballots for his 2020 election loss.
[*]Narrow exceptions would cover military, disability, and hardship cases.
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The proposal faces serious internal friction
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[*]Susan Collins refused to back Schmitt's absentee restrictions.
[*]Maine's elderly population depends heavily on mail-in ballots.
[*]Eight states run near-exclusively on vote-by-mail systems.
[*]Mike Lee thinks his own state, Utah, could just adapt.
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Democrats call it voter suppression
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[*]Chuck Schumer accused MAGA radicals of targeting mail voting.
[*]Raphael Warnock labeled the ID rules a suppression pretext.
[*]Vermont's 64 percent mail-voting rate spans all party lines.
[*]Democrats support voter ID but oppose the onerous requirements.
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Path to passage looks bleak
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[*]The filibuster blocks advancement without 60 Senate votes.
[*]John Thune won't weaken filibuster rules for this bill.
[*]Schmitt's proposal bundles in transgender sports and surgery bans.
[*]Lee warned that inaction could trigger a GOP voter backlash.
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