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>> the founder and executive director logic individual and remind viewers research and invasion student support election voters and first. reseh that shows it is easier to register the vote than ever before, more availability of online registration, same-day registration. and it's easier to vote than ever before. 97% of all voters could vote early in the united states. 45 states are offering early voting. 36 states in d.c. offer no excuse mail-in voting. then we also run the legal defense network, which over the last several years, election officials haven't targeted for threats and harassment,

sometimes even by the former president of the united states, and they often need a lawyer for advice and assistance, and we have recruited a network of lawyers all across the country who are willing to be paired with them regardless of party and work for them for free to assist. how is it funded, and doesn't have a partisan leaning one way or the other? guest: we get funded primarily by major foundations as well as individuals who choose to donate u.s.. all of our funding and everything else is publicly available. host: millions of americans have voted early either via absentee ballot or in person early voting. what do you make of that? guest: it's going to hit 50 million today. first of all, it's very good news.

the more people who vote early means more people are taking advantage of the convenience of early voting and it is actually an important security measure, how important it is

he depends on the kind. always taking it for ballots candidates much wider. ballot cooperate so take for instance california california will look very similar and in the presidential race and it is very narrow and will get a lot more than we can understand.

figure out how to get there electoral votes of understanding that ♪ ♪ function is the biggest being able. a couple of days largely because it's convenient. envelope the margins help.

the analogy. the balancer counted another article 202,748,000. and just walk through what is going on in pennsylvania.

sending mail in ballots and talk incorrectly. >> it probably won't affect that many but when balance commended they have to be significant envelope. it is need to actually be the. what election officials and would do is lay the ballot and whether or not they out of the. if they don't have it, they reach out to those voters and say if you want to come that ballot will now they have

dignity good supreme court. it is highly unlikely that. on line of and state out of his and involved in this. do not not as swing state and they are general provides.

election violates federal law. >> first, there is very well known for the national debt owed voters registration act large l systematic. and that is why place that and anyway.

there are a lot of identified citizens when they went to court so they show through their actions in the national voter registration. i think it is this opinion space and it is out of a very specific issue. >> how concerned are you about noncitizens voting to direct you are more concerned because of future not realize it is for

every order registers and always a drivers license number. when you go border you showed me marine player will that will be liked. every single of hubs to register to vote. they document all rare it is. ohio alleged 499 when the attorney general found only ask

people. and a noncitizen boat. and i believe they found nine people at a desk happen extremely rarely in confusion what they are supposed to do and they are at risk in the united states and cast one ballot in the election. >> when you start in georgetown, delaware. i'd love to know, 2020 and again

this year little boxes, i saw on the news the other day of the boxes were set up and they were burned. what you think? >> i believe the last few days there is a valid dropbox, one important and one in washington. it was developed or destroyed in the list for sounded.

really voters know where the show on if ballot has been, they lays the ballot the important. there and take millions to go about this. what if a dropbox they are monitored and verified everything so slightly that will be.

take it to election. another option, if you're not sure, plano mail ballot and surrender it and they will give you a provisional ballot in short. >> they form from our letters yesterday of the training going through this year on how to deal with dropbox and chemicals to secure the site so the officials can he doesn't remember the

training before the election. what you make of that? >> it is incredible and washington, that person is going to get caught and spend several years in jail. maybe they are doing it chaos.

and for years now and the aftermath to provide that service. >> good morning. >> my question has to do with valid ballots. do they really when you registered to vote? >> that's a great question. some states like georgia, they have the numbers also. in most states tell you laura

but nationwide, they checked these signatures and they make sure they are matching and they use software link to present much the signatures on file. they are bipartisan observers that they don't match, they contact voters and asked them to come in. the voter registration form and there are some states that look at others like the motor vehicles industry just to get

the closest as you can go and election officials make sure they get it right. to commit fraud in any level of certainty that they come in trying to vote. it is very small local levels. >> good morning, you're on felicitated. >> good morning, john and david. my question and you may have touched on this, mail-in ballots. i am 80 years old, i can't even recall what might signature looks