1. What does the Republican report “How Democrats are attempting to sow uncertainty, inaccuracy, and delay in the 2020 election” assert Democrats Marc Elias and Former US Attorney General Eric Holder are trying to do?

2. What is the problem with Democrat-run states that changed procedures and moved to all-mail balloting?
(see para. 5-6)

3. a) The Commission on Federal Election Reform was a private, bipartisan organization founded in 2004 by former U.S. Democratic President Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker, III, a top official under Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, to overcome the flaws brought to light by the electoral uncertainty in Florida in the 2000 United States presidential election and in Ohio in the 2004 election.
What did the Commission on Federal Election Reform conclude in 2005 about voting by mail?
b) What did the New York Times determine in 2012?
c) What was The Washington Post’s assertion about it?

4. List the states that will conduct all-mail elections in the 2020 presidential race.

5. What did the U.S. Election Assistance Commission determine about mailed ballots?

6. The reports notes in paragraph 11, “In 2012, Pew determined that almost 24 million voter registrations were ‘no longer valid or significantly inaccurate.’”
a) How could/should the U.S. use technology to clean the voter roles while ensuring that people are not “disenfranchised?”
b) Could a technologically advanced country like the U.S. develop a system to ensure voter roles are cleaned of people who have moved (many have been found to be registered to vote in more than one municipality) and people who are deceased (many are still on voter roles for years)? Explain your answer.

7. This news story details a report produced by two Republican congressmen. Why is this newsworthy to people of all political parties?

8. Consider some of the issues the congress members highlight. Do they have legitimate concerns or are they unreasonable and just “playing politics?” Explain your answer.