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Janet Edelstein's avatar

Trump is working for Putin and that’s scary!!!! Wake up! Any candidate running against him has to WIN or the USA as we know it will not survive!

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Today, Democrats Abroad International Chair Martha Pugh send us a letter asking us to defend vote-by-mail. We know that Trump is attacking us particularly since he found that our members have put Democratic candidates in power with our votes.

Here is what she said.

Donald Trump recently announced he will sign an executive order to ban all mail-in voting nationwide - a lawless power grab he does not have the constitutional authority to make.

Let’s be clear: elections belong to the states, not the President. Trump’s executive order is nothing short of an authoritarian attempt to seize control of our election systems, strip away one of the safest and most accessible ways to vote, and lay the groundwork for voter suppression in 2026.

This is an existential threat to democracy. For millions of overseas voters, service members, their families, and Americans living abroad, mail-in ballots are often the only way our votes can be counted. If mail-in voting is eliminated, many of us will be silenced entirely.

We cannot let Trump intimidate or strongarm state officials into submission. Our state Governors and Secretaries of State are a crucial defense against this illegal assault.

Defend your vote

You can help defend your vote today. Call your Governor and Secretary of State to demand they reject Trump’s unconstitutional order and protect mail-in voting.

We’ve prepared calling scripts, contact directories, and a sample social media post to make it easy for you to take action. Read our Take Action guide here

Thank you for doing all you can to encourage our elected leaders to do what they can to protect our vote!

In Solidarity,

Martha McDevitt-Pugh

International Chair of Democrats Abroad

Democrats Abroad

https://www.democratsabroad.org/

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