WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined over 30 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP Act). The bill would defend the right to vote by mail, uphold the integrity of our elections, and block President Trump's illegal, unconstitutional executive order attacking mail and absentee ballots.
"Oregonians know that vote by mail has been a cornerstone in holding secure, accessible, high-integrity elections for decades," said Merkley. "Trump's anti-voter executive order is an outrageous and unconstitutional power grab that threatens to silence voters by letting the president interfere wi...