Pences Voted By Mail In Primary Using Former Address

The Associated Press reports:

Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records obtained by The Associated Press. That undercuts the president’s argument that the practice will lead to widespread fraud this November.

More than three years after leaving the Indiana governor’s residence, Pence still lists that as his official residence and votes absentee accordingly. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has permanent absentee voting status in her home state of Michigan.

Trump himself voted by mail in the Florida primary earlier this year. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has a lengthy history of voting by mail, which has been detailed in recent news stories. And Attorney General William Barr, who has also raised concern about the practice, voted absentee in Virginia in 2012 and 2019,

Scoop from @tomlobianco: VP Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence voted absentee in Indiana this April and listed the Indiana Governor’s mansion — where they haven’t lived in almost 4 years but are still registered to vote – as their address https://t.co/l68DVCreff

— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) June 22, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, reportedly voted by mail in Indiana’s June primary election using an address they have not lived at since 2016. ?‍ https://t.co/7hL9MTBGho

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 23, 2020

Trump has voted by mail at least three times in the past three years.

His press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, has voted by mail 11 times in 10 years.

And his VP, Mike Pence, voted by mail this year, listing an address he hasn’t lived in for four years. https://t.co/6eYrbCqLCi

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 22, 2020