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Republican Party Encourages Mail Voting To Boost Turnout

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. At rallies and in social media posts, former Presi

Marta Moehring, a voter in Nebraska, expressed her preference for in-person voting at her local polling place during the recent Republican primary. She voiced her distrust of mail-in voting, attributing former President Donald Trump's loss in 2020 to fraudulent mailed ballots. However, there has been a shift in the Republican Party's stance on mail-in voting, with efforts underway to encourage voters like Moehring to consider casting their ballots by mail.

Republican officials, including some who previously supported Trump's claims about mail ballots, are now advocating for mail-in voting. This change is seen as a necessary adjustment for an election year that may hinge on narrow margins in key swing states.

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