In response, President Trump has claimed that voting by mail “will lead to massive fraud” and favor the Democratic Party. As of May 2020, 29 states and Washington, D.C., have “no excuse” absentee voting, and five other states conduct elections entirely by mail with limited in-person voting options. While most of the “excuse-required” voting states have ruled the novel coronavirus outbreak is a valid reason to receive an absentee ballot, four of them—Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas—have not made the necessary changes to allow absentee voting widely available during the pandemic. A majority of Michigan voters are supportive of expanding voting options—67% of voters approved a 2018 proposal to expand voting by mail. What’s needed, according Democracy North Carolina’s suit, is a relaxation of voter registration requirements, making in-person voting safer and ballot drop boxes available, and easing the process of absentee voting.