DOJ Escalates War Over Mail-In Voting

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
PROGRAM #11303 12:00 PM PT

DOJ Escalates War Over Mail-In Voting. 

The Trump administration has sued California to block the state from counting certain mail-in ballots, claiming it identified voters who may not be U.S. citizens. California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused President Trump of spreading false claims about election fraud and trying to intimidate voters. Meanwhile, a federal judge blocked the administration’s attempt to obtain state voter rolls to identify possible noncitizen voters. The judge ruled that the federal government had overstepped its authority and violated privacy laws. The decision also prevents states that had agreed to cooperate from turning over those records. What could these developments mean for the November elections?

Guest: Alma Couverthie, Senior Vice President of Campaigns and Organizing, Common Cause, Washington, DC.

Early Voting Begins. Today is the voter registration deadline in California. What should first-time voters know? At the same time, early voting begins today in Texas and Colorado, as candidates step up their campaigns and volunteers prepare to monitor polling places. What do voters need to do to cast a ballot before November 3? What are we seeing in the first days of voting? And what is motivating people to head to the polls?

Guests: Mariana Pineda, Reporter, Houston, TX; Araceli Martinez, Reporter, Los Angeles, CA; Jesús Sánchez Melean, Executive Director, El Comercio de Colorado Newspaper, Denver, CO; Samuel Orozco, News and Information Director, Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, CA.

Thousands of Observers will Monitor Polling Places in Arizona. A community organization is training volunteers to serve as “constitutional observers” at polling places in various Arizona communities ahead of the midterm elections. Thousands of people are expected to closely monitor events on Election Day.

Guest: Gina Mendez, Organizing Director, Living United for Change in Arizona / LUCHA Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.

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