Free and fair elections

At the end of March, President Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to create lists of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state and blocking the U.S. Postal Service from delivering mail-in ballots to individuals not on those lists.

Since 2012, Washington state law has allowed every election to be conducted entirely by mail, with the state mailing a ballot to each active registered voter.

President Trump has no constitutional authority to change election law by executive order. President Trump's executive order targeting voting is an unlawful effort to suppress the right to vote. No matter what the President says, there is no proof of widespread voter fraud in our elections.

I have been an advocate for free and fair elections, expanding access to the ballot, and Washington state's vote-by-mail system. In 2023, I introduced legislation to protect U.S. citizens who face disenfranchisement because of restrictive voter identification laws.

Congress should be looking for ways to break down barriers so citizens can fully participate in democracy and have their voices heard at the ballot box.

More soon,

Rick