Senate Dems release report on early voting
Democratic senators, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar, released a report Tuesday urging Americans to cast their ballots as soon as possible and warning that election results may not be known on Election Day.
"Just like 2020, Donald Trump and his allies continue to refuse to commit to accepting the results of the election if he loses while pushing dangerous and divisive rhetoric to sow discord and undermine confidence in our election process. Americans losing faith in the results of our elections doesn't just risk another January 6th but puts our very democracy at risk," Schumer said in a statement with the release of the report. "Senate Democrats remain committed to ensuring all Americans can vote without fear or intimidation."
The report details the early voting and mail-in ballot count procedures, including details on how and when some swing states count their ballots.
Using these details, the report asserts that "early vote counts may create the appearance that one particular candidate is ahead but that may change depending on whether in-person or mail-in vote totals are reported first. Americans should be prepared to reject misinformation and be patient about results in places where counting ballots may take longer."
Trump still refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election and has encouraged voters to cast ballots for him on Nov. 5 so that his margin of victory is "too big to rig."
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin