Meadows: Universal mail-in voting ‘not a good idea for the country’
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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UPDATED 12:40 PM PT — Sunday, August 2, 2020
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has said the only way there will be a delayed election is if every American votes by mail. On Sunday, Meadows explained President Trump has not looked into pushing back election day.
He claimed if the U.S. moves to 100% universal mail-in voting, the results would take months to sort out. He used the recent election in New York as an example.
“We don’t have to look any further than New York to see what a debacle mail-in ballots have been,” stated the chief of staff. “We have weeks and weeks of delay as to who the winner is.”
ELECTION DELAYS: @MarkMeadows says it's "Not a good idea for the country" to have #mailinballots but is confident "We’re going to hold an election on November 3."
Adds, “and the president is going to win.” pic.twitter.com/c2BG9oejrW
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 2, 2020
Meadows continued by saying it is important to handle the election correctly.
He has suggested using absentee ballots to ensure a ballot goes from an individual to the ballot box without someone else having the ability to commit fraud.