Voters are abandoning plans to vote by mail in the November election and opting to vote in person instead, a recent NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll found, with the share of respondents who plan to vote by mail dropping by 15% since May as President Donald Trump attacks mail-in voting and the U.S. Postal Service has faced delays.
In addition to Trump’s comments about mail-in voting, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said that Russia is amplifying disinformation about mail-in voting as part of its efforts to influence the election. The Russian disinformation campaign, which includes accusations of fraud and the suggestion that mail-in ballots could “burden” the USPS, echo comments that Trump has made, which have all been proven false.