Blanche Defends Mail Ballot Rules Amid State Investigations and Legal Challenges
AG Blanche defends mail voting rules, claims fraud risks, as legal battles unfold across multiple states.
POLICY WIRE — City, Country — The state attorney general has defended new mail voting regulations, asserting that they are designed to curb election fraud. Despite a series of court orders halting the implementation of the rules, the AG maintained that there is substantial evidence suggesting that mail-in voting carries a higher risk of fraud compared to in-person voting with ID.
When pressed for specific evidence, Blanche argued that the increased risk is self-evident. He also revealed that the administration is examining election practices in several states, emphasizing that the review goes beyond the Justice Department’s scope. This comes as the federal government faces ongoing legal battles over its election policies.
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A recent federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Postal Service from enforcing the new mail ballot rules, while another judge did the same on Sunday. The Supreme Court declined to lift the Massachusetts injunction, leaving the restrictions in place for the upcoming midterm elections. Meanwhile, research shows that documented election fraud, including mail-ballot fraud, remains extremely rare. The Justice Department has also been gathering voter-registration data from 29 states and D.C., citing concerns over illegal voting. Blanche acknowledged hundreds of open investigations into individuals who may have voted illegally, though he denied the existence of a centralized database for the collected information.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
