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 | | Subject: Trump Fucking American Voters Overseas/ Active Duty Military Votes Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:27 am | |
| Published 20 hours ago on September 17, 2019
Fears of ‘collateral damage to democracy’ swell as Trump weighs withdrawing from the global postal pact
''The White House’s latest gamble with the economy is a quintessentially Trumpian move: a bold threat to walk away from a multilateral agreement that works pretty well while ignoring the unintended consequences that could hurt American business, alienate allies, and cause collateral damage to democracy,” wrote Klaas.
“Leaving the Universal Postal Union could have disastrous consequences for American voters overseas,” tweeted Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos on Monday.
“These citizens may be forced to pay up to $70 to return their ballots via private shipping companies, and it’s not clear all states will accept ballots delivered this way.”
More than 350,000 Americans voted via absentee ballot in the 2018 midterms, mostly with postal ballots.
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VT Sec. of State
@VermontSOS
Leaving the Universal Postal Union could have disastrous consequences for American voters overseas. This includes our active-duty military service members stationed abroad, who already face challenging barriers accessing their right to cast their ballots.
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