Laurel Lee Proposes Election-Day Mail Ballot Deadline for Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Voters
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Laurel Lee Proposes Election-Day Mail Ballot Deadline for Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Voters
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
Rep. Laurel Lee plans to introduce a bill Thursday requiring absentee and mail ballots to be received by election officials by poll closing on Election Day.
Lee, a Florida Republican and former secretary of state, said the measure mirrors Florida's system and would speed results and bolster confidence without ending vote-by-mail.
Sen. Ashley Moody is leading a Senate companion bill, giving the proposal backing in both chambers as Republicans debate whether changing mail-voting rules before November could backfire.
Nearly a third of Americans vote by mail, so the measure would affect millions and follows Trump's March 2025 order pushing an Election Day receipt standard.
That broader Trump order is already being challenged by more than 20 states over proof-of-citizenship checks and federal election-mail requirements, underscoring the wider legal fight over mail voting.