WASHINGTON - As many voters will likely turn to mail-in voting this November as a safety precaution amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked voting by mail as a less secure process than absentee voting.
The result has led to confusion about the two terms and whether or not there is a difference."With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history," Trump wrote July 30 on Twitter.RELATED: Top US election officials say mail-in voting doesn’t lead to widespread voter fraudBut experts say the terms are often used interchangeably — it varies by state.