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President Trump threatens litigation over AB 4

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President Trump threatens litigation over AB 4
President Trump threatens litigation over AB 4

President Trump Monday morning continuing to hammer Nevada on voting procedures and threatening legal action on Twitter.

This comes after the state senate passed AB 4 to mail ballots to all active voters.

Governor Steve Sisolak signed the bill Monday.

Jeremy Chen reports.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING AFTERNUMEROUS CLAIMS OF ALLEGEDVOTER FRAUD.THE STATE SENATE PASSED A BILLTO HAVE MAIL -IN BALLOTS TO ALLACTIVE VOTERS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN IS LIVE WITH THEPRESIDENT'S THREAT AND WHY THESTATE'S TOP ELECTION OFFICIALSAYS... SHE OPPOSED THE BILL.NEVADA HAS BECOME THE CENTER OFNATIONAL ATTENTION- WHEN ITCOMES TO THE DEBATEOVERMAIL- IN BALLOTS A-B4 PASSED 13 TO 8 ON A PARTYLINE VOTE LAST NIGHT.THE U-N-L-V PROFESSOR I TALKEDTO SAYS MAIL-IN VOTING ISLARGELY SAFE."SEE YOU IN COURT" PRESIDENTTRUMP SLAMMING NEVADA AFTER THESTATE SENATE PASSED A-B 4 ONPARTISAN LINES SUNDAY NIGHT.IT WOULD MAIL BALLOTS TO ALLACTIVE VOTERS IN THE STATE.THE PRESIDENT IN A TWEET MONDAYMORNING MENTIONING THE POSTALSERVICE COULDN'T HANDLE IT.AND ACCUSING HIM OF VOTERSUPPRESSION.U-N-L-V PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSORDOCTOR ROBERT LANG SAYS- THEREHASN'T BEEN WIDEPSRREAD ISSUESWITH MAIL-IN BALLOTS-ESPECIALLY IN OTHER STATES."THERE HAVE BEEN SWING STATESLIKE COLORADO THAT HAVE BEENALL MAIL-IN AND NOBODY HASCONTESTED THEIR ELECTIONS INTHE PAST.WHEN DONE CORRECTLY, IT'SINFINITESIMALLY LOW RISK." INAN OP-ED TO THE NEVADAINDEPENDENT BEFORE THE VOTE-THE STATE'S TOP ELECTIONOFFICIAL, REPUBLICAN SECRETARYOF STATE BARBARA CEGAVSKE WROTESHE OPPOSED A-B 4- ON GROUNDSTHAT NEVADA'S CURRENT ELECTIONLAWS ARE ALREADY FLEXIBLE FORIN-PERSON OR ABSENTEE VOTING-AND IT WOULD COST THE STATEMORE MONEY TO PRINT OUT MOREBALLOTS.DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS SAY THEMEASURE IS NECESSARY TO PROTECTTHE HEALTH OF VOTERS AMID THEPANDEMIC AND POINTED OUT THEREWAS NO FRAUD DURING THE JUNEPRIMARY ELECTION WHICH WAS DONETHROUGH MAIL-IN BALLOTS.DR.LANG SAYS MAIL-IN BALLOTS DON'TFAVOR ONE PARTY OVER ANOTHER-AND SAYS THE BILL IS INRESPONSE TO THE STATE'S RISINGNUMBER OF COVID CASES."NEVADA HAS A HAD A GOOD VOTINGSYSTEM AND A VERY FLEXIBLEVOTING SYSTEM AND A VERYACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEM, BUTIT WAS MOSTLY THROUGH INPERSON, BUT THERE'S A LOT OFPEOPLE HESITANT TO DO THAT, FOROBVIOUS REASONS."WE DID REACH OUT TO THESECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE FORCOMMENT ON THEPRESIDENT'S TWEET-WITH THEMSAYING THEY HAVEN'T HEARDANYTHING FROM WASHINGTON D-C.THE BILL NOW SITS ON GOVERNORSISOLAK'S DESK FOR HIM TO SIGNOR VETO.THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE ONNOVEMBER 3RD.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.RIGHT NOW!

RACISTGRAFFITI...UNDER INVESTIGATION!THE WORDS.....

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