Tell that to the voters in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District. The 2018 election there was overturned by the state Board of Elections when it was discovered that there was, indeed, widespread fraud involving mail-in absentee ballots. The Republican candidate, who had won because of this fraud, eventually withdrew altogether and did not run in the new election ordered by the board.

Marshall De Bruhl

Asheville, N.C.

To the Editor:

Voting by mail should replace voting at the polls in its entirety. The two institutions that can definitely be trusted are the county Board of Elections and the U.S. Postal Service. The money saved by eliminating the need for poll workers could be used to offer free postage on the envelopes used to vote by mail. The person voting would also have more time to consider what he or she is voting for and would not be confined to the hours of the polling place.

Joe Bialek

Cleveland

To the Editor:

Voting by mail at least theoretically opens up the possibility that a person at the same address as a vulnerable voter could pressure or coerce the weaker person to vote in a way other than that person really wishes to. The privacy of the voting booth does not allow this. Have voting-by-mail states had cases of this reported?

If the advantages of voting by mail are worth this risk, what are some ways of addressing the situation I am worrying about?

Mike McGraw

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

To the Editor:

In the spirit of bipartisanship, why not give everyone what they want? Let the Republicans vote in person and the Democrats vote by mail.

Lila McCarthy

Novato, Calif.

To the Editor:

In Milwaukee 180 polling places were reduced to five because poll workers were afraid of the virus. Now is the time for states, counties and municipalities to begin recruiting young people and people who have recovered from the virus for the election in November. This will enable all the polling places to be open and insure not only safety but also preservation of our democracy.

Karl Matlin

Falmouth, Mass.

To the Editor:

Re “Trump Votes by Mail. We Should All Be Able To,” by Amy Klobuchar (Op-Ed, April 15):

The Klobuchar-Wyden mail-in voting bill (SB 3440) is right on target; however, it now rests in the Rules and Administration Committee with little chance of garnering Republican support. The November election is only seven months away and the effects of the virus will still be with us, which potentially puts us at risk with crowded on-site voting. So, what is the answer?