Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., mentioned this first step during the Democratic National Convention this week, in which she accepted her nomination as vice president.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat I am here tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me,\u201d Harris said in her nomination acceptance speech. \u201cWomen and men who believed so fiercely in the promise of equality, liberty and justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Joe Biden and Harris win the election on Nov. 3, Harris will become the first female vice president. She is the first woman of color to accept a vice presidential nomination for a major political party.<\/p>\n
Voting access has dominated national news cycles as mail-in voting becomes a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires social distancing and heavy sanitation. The U.S. Postal Service recently has made sweeping operational changes that have slowed mail service around the nation, creating concern about mail-in voting for the election.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump\u2019s administration instituted policy changes at USPS that triggered some changes, including cutting overtime for employees, limiting post office hours and removing some high-volume mail sorting machines from USPS facilities.<\/p>\n
Leaders in Washington are concerned that the policies were meant to hinder mail-in voting ahead of the presidential election, but Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before U.S. Congress on Friday that the changes were meant to increase efficiency and save money. DeJoy is a donor to Trump.<\/p>\n
The postmaster general agreed to halt the changes until after the November election.<\/p>\n
Some people across the U.S. have expressed concern that mail-in voting will lead to uncounted ballots or double-counted ballots, but Schuenemeyer said mail-in voting is what Colorado has already been doing, and it \u201cworks well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFrom what I\u2019ve seen, people take much more care when they can sit with a ballot and review all of the information,\u201d Schuenemeyer said. \u201cIf you go to the polls, you just feel rushed because you know there are people behind you waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n As for mail-in voting benefiting certain parties, Schuenemeyer said a Democrat hasn\u2019t been elected in Montezuma County 20 years.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want everyone to exercise their right to vote,\u201d Schuenemeyer said.<\/p>\n