A majority of voters — 58 percent — favor nationwide reform of election rules that would allow all eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. And nearly 10 percent more say that, while the rules should not be permanently changed, all voters should be able to mail in their ballots this November because of concerns that the coronavirus may still be a major public health threat this fall….
But many Republicans, including President Donald Trump, say mail balloting could dramatically increase the likelihood of fraud. Trump said in a news conference this month that he opposes allowing nationwide voting by mail in November, saying he believes “a lot of people cheat” with mail ballots.
The partisan differences were reflected in the poll’s results.
The 58 percent who support changing election laws to allow anyone to vote by mail in all elections going forward includes 82 percent of Democrats, 61 percent of independents and just 31 percent of Republicans.
And the combined 67 percent who support either permanent changes to the nation’s laws or a one-time exception for November includes 88 percent of Democrats, 69 percent of independents and just 44 percent of Republicans.