Rick Scott-----After Violence at the Capitol, Congress Must Ensure Election Integrity | Opinion--Part 2

After Violence at the Capitol, Congress Must Ensure Election Integrity | Opinion

"...Partially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, much of our country rushed without preparation to universal mail-in voting last year. 

In the process, we blew away some long-standing laws, procedures and constitutional requirements that guarantee fair elections. 

The thrown-together process in Pennsylvania, for example, may have violated the state constitution. Since the 19th century, that constitution has required all votes to be cast in person, with narrowly defined exceptions. 

...In elections past, when Democrats have objected to the presidential electoral process, they've been lauded as heroes safeguarding the right to vote, not insurrectionists subverting it. 

...My vote was about elections to come, in 2022, 2024 and beyond, and seeing that they are conducted fairly. 

• We have to repair the mess at the polls in 2020 if we are to restore Americans' trust in our elections process. 

How can either the House or Senate fix our electoral problems unless we are willing to examine them?

• That is why I introduced an important piece of legislation last September, the VOTER Act, which would address systemic problems in voting systems across the country and rebuild trust in our electoral process...The VOTER Act mandates Voter ID in every state, institutes measures to ensure timely results, including allowing every state to begin processing absentee ballots before Election Day, and creates uniform national standards for voting by mail...

Rick Scott, a Republican, is the junior U.S. senator from Florida...Read all!