Romney on Mail-In Voting: Hacking of ‘Electronic Systems’ a Bigger Threat

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) distanced from President Donald Trump on mail-in voting as he noted what he believes poses a bigger threat for voter fraud.

During an interview with the Sutherland Institute, Romney was asked whether or not he agrees with Trump’s claims about mail-in voting contributing to heightened voter fraud.

The Utah senator admitted that he doesn’t know of “any evidence” to support Trump’s voter fraud claims as he revealed his real concerns about the upcoming election.

“I don’t know of any evidence that voting by mail would increase voter fraud,” Romney said. “My biggest concern, frankly, with regards to voting fraud has been that there would be some kind of hacking of our voting electronic systems and that voting machines or tabulating equipment would be hacked either by an American or hacked by a foreign entity.”

Romney highlighted the advantage of voting by mail as opposed to using electronic machines as he noted that with “physical ballots” there would be a way to conduct verification or analysis of votes.

“I think voting by mail is probably more secure, at least in my own view, than just electronic voting.”

See Romney’s remarks below:

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Romney went on to stress the importance of Americans being able to vote safely and securely regardless of the voting method they choose.

“That’s more important than even the outcome of the vote,” Romney said. “We have got to preserve the principle of democracy or the trend we’re on is going to continue to get worse.”