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“California election officials "can literally see if you vote yes or no" in the recall election, "and they will throw it away if you vote yes.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: The ballot design has been used before, and the holes help the vision impaired to sign the ballot envelope in private and allow election officials to make sure the ballot was "not left inside an envelope uncounted."

Checked by PolitiFact21 Jul 2021United StatesElections
Joe Biden, President of the United States

“This year alone, 17 states have enacted — not just proposed, but enacted — 28 new laws to make it harder for Americans to vote.”

PolitiFact rated this: Not all equally restrictive

PolitiFact says: About two-thirds of the laws enacted tighter restrictions. However, about a quarter of the laws would have only a speculative impact on voting access, and a few included expansions along with restrictions.