Few government programs have proved as popular, especially in the face of intense and conspiracy-laden criticism, as voting by mail.

Despite years of President Donald Trump attacking mail-in balloting as some kind of a scam, it polls extremely well — with approval by more than 70% of Washington voters.

When Oregon lawmakers heard a bill a few months ago to repeal that state’s vote-by-mail system, so many citizens wrote in defense of it the Legislature’s website crashed.

The best proof is the customers use it. Primary elections draw few voters, yet last year, Washington’s August primary had the highest voter turnout in the nation. Vote-by-mail states made up three of the top four.

“Far higher primary turnout occurred in states with full vote at home election systems,” concluded a report

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