Trump campaign sues Nevada over expanded mail-in voting

[still_one]

Source: The Hill

The Trump campaign late Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Nevada over a law aimed at expanding mail-in voting before the November general election, saying it and changes to election procedures make "voter fraud and other ineligible voting inevitable.”

The lawsuit, obtained by The Nevada Independent, was filed against Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske amid Trump’s latest attempts to discredit mail-in voting in states with Democratic governors.

“The RNC has a vital interest in protecting the ability of Republican voters to cast, and Republican candidates to receive, effective votes in Nevada elections and elsewhere,” the suit says, referring to the Republican National Committee, which joined in the legal action along with the Nevada Republican Party. “Major or hasty changes confuse voters, undermine confidence in the electoral process, and create incentive to remain away from the polls.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/510611-trump-campaign-sues-nevada-over-expanded-mail-in-voting

[Botany]

1. The Madness of King Donald of Orange: "Trump pledges lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada"

President Donald Trump plans to sue to stop Nevada from issuing mailed ballots to all active voters, he announced at a White House briefing on Monday.

Trump had already threatened legal action earlier in the day, suggesting mailed ballots would make it impossible for Republicans to win there in the November general election. Nevada state lawmakers approved legislation on Sunday to automatically send mail-in ballots to voters. Gov. Stephen Sisolak of Nevada, a Democrat, is expected to sign the bill into law. Trump said he planned to have the lawsuit filed Tuesday.

The president has aggressively advocated for in-person voting in recent months even as state-level election officials move to expand mail-in voting amid the nationwide outbreak of coronavirus, which many fear could be easily spread at polling places. He stopped short of saying he would issue an executive order in response to the push for more mail-in voting, though he said: “I have the right to do it. We haven’t gotten there yet. We’ll see what happens.”

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But Republican political operatives have embraced vote-by-mail, and a recent study found that it does not benefit one party over another.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878

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This suit will be laughed out of court. I'm pretty sure that voting and how people vote in Nevada has already
been covered by the state's Constitution and its laws.

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Throw shit against the wall and see if it sticks.

Weak sauce from a weak party. If the GOP doesn't like what's happening, then they can VOTE to prevent it from happening. We are presumed to be a nation that votes for change. That's what we'll do.

[Rebl2]

3. I don't get

it. It’s okay for FL. to vote by mail but not Nevada.

[Lochloosa]

6. We're special.

[ananda]

21. NV has a democratic governor, that's why.

With Florida, he already knows the fix is in.

[vsrazdem]

4. "create incentive to remain away from the polls."

Isn't that the whole point of the mail-in voting during a pandemic. This logic is a joke. Oh, and those poor voters who are to0 ignorant to figure it out because they are so confused. LOL.

[beachbumbob]

5. its laughable attempt and will go no where, too bad a countersuit can;t be filed to recoup costs

[Botany]

7. If this case even winds up in front of Judge he or she will laugh it out of court

I'm not a lawyer but Nevada's elections are governed by Nevada's laws and
or Constitution and Trump can't say shit about them.

[beachbumbob]

10. No standing from a federal viewpoint and in state court it will be laughed at

[Botany]

12. I have good friend who is a judge and I would love to see the look on her face if a case ...

... like this one got to her bench. It would be something like, "Please get this crap out of here.
They have no standing in this court."

[beachbumbob]

25. I know a federal court will immediately dismiss this. NO standing and state court would laugh

[ashredux]

8. Good Lord, that's just silly shit.

So now he thinks he can pick which state can have mail in ballots, and which cannot. Florida is OK, but Nevada is not. This is beginning to look like a comedy sketch

[Nexus2]

23. Beginning?

This so called Administration has been dark comedy since day one. Hell Trump as president was already the punchline for a a lot of jokes in the 90s.

[berni_mccoy]

9. Judge should outright dismiss based on the fact that Trump endorsed Vote-by-Mail in FL

[beachbumbob]

11. it will be laughed at and thrown out

the only way to challenge voting issues is if its a discrimination thing and having mail in voting is far from that.

[ancianita]

13. Campaigns have no standing to tell ANY state how to run its elections. What a stupid move.

This campaign is simply bullying a state to see if it can get away with it elsewhere. Can't wait to see what 45's stupid lawyers say.

The RNC has no interest that supercedes the interests of any sovereign state. What horseshit.

[iluvtennis]

17. Thanks for that clarification. nt

[dlk]

14. Not only Trump, Republicans don't believe in democracy

Their continued efforts to suppress and interfere with citizens constitutional right to vote reveals their underlying authoritarian foundation.

[Javaman]

15. nothing more than a slap suit to try and tie it up before the election.

any halfway decent judge will throw this out.

[AllyCat]

16. Lawsuits. It's the only way he knows to do anything.

You would think he would see this as a way to get more people to vote for him. The fact that he doesn't tells us all we need to know about more people voting means fewer Republicans. Mail in voting for all states!!

[obamanut2012]

18. SLAPP Suit n/t

[still_one]

19. Strategic lawsuit against public participation

[obamanut2012]

20. Yup -- a bullying, harassing, intimidating, time wasting suit

They suck. They never win.

[still_one]

22. +++

[marble falls]

24. I hope he files all over the nation. The Constitution says states manage elections.

[sinkingfeeling]

26. They have no standing in Nevada.

[still_one]

27. It is another distraction

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

28. Tough luck dotard