In an effort to help stop the spread of a virus that's already quickly declining in total number of reported cases around the country, Democrats want November's election to be 100% mail-in based.
November is still 6 months away, but the Democrats seem to think we'll all be safer if people vote from home.
Some states already allow mail-in voting so we're able to get an idea of how well the idea works.
If you happen to share that opinion you may be interested to know that in the last four elections over 28 million mail-in ballots have been lost.
Additionally, last year over 600,000 people in America were victims of identity theft and mail-fraud is one of the most common ways to commit that crime.
Between 2012 and 2018, 28.3 million mail-in ballots remain unaccounted for, according to data from the federal Election Assistance Commission. The missing ballots amount to nearly one in five of all absentee ballots and ballots mailed to voters residing in states that do elections exclusively by mail.
States and local authorities simply have no idea what happened to these ballots since they were mailed – and the figure of 28 million missing ballots is likely even higher because some areas in the country, notably Chicago, did not respond to the federal agency’s survey questions. This figure does not include ballots that were spoiled, undeliverable, or came back for any reason.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to the press before signing the additional 484 billion dollar relief package amid the coronavirus pandemic at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2020. - The House of Representatives passed a new $483 billion economic stimulus bill April 23, 2020 as US job losses due to the coronavirus soared and businesses clamored for more support.The House voted overwhelmingly for the bill, already passed by the Senate, and President Donald Trump indicated he would quickly sign it into law to pump more emergency funding into the world's largest economy. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)