Sen. Bob Steinburg (R-Camden). | Sen. Bob Steinburg
Sen. Bob Steinburg (R-Camden). | Sen. Bob Steinburg
When it comes to mail-in voting, a North Carolina state senator is making his position clear.
In an Aug. 5 Facebook post, Sen. Bob Steinburg (R-Camden) said "if you won the lottery would you mail in your winning ticket? I didn't think so."
Mail-in ballots have become a political battleground, generally with Democrats supporting the system and Republicans, led by President Trump, arguing against.
"Nor should we mail in our ballot for the most important election of our lives and the future of our country," Steinburg said in his Facebook post. "And [presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe] Biden was just endorsed by [the] postal union. No, no and no." The American Postal Workers Union's executive board endorsed Biden in early June.
Mail-in ballots are the most vulnerable voting tool that can be "altered, stolen or forged," The Heritage Foundation reported on Aug. 3.
The report pointed to a recent investigation that is being conducted in Paterson, New Jersey, which highlights the municipal election that points to alleged mail-in voting fraud.
The report added that amid the COVID-19 crisis, "experience shows that we can vote safely in-person as long as election officials implement the safety protocols recommended by health experts in polling places."
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