(ABSECON) Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman released the following statement in response to Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo’s fear-mongering in The Press of Atlantic City about voting by mail:

“It is totally irresponsible for an elections official to perpetuate Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ and sully Vote by Mail under the guise of ‘saving taxpayer dollars.’ The real waste of taxpayer dollars is the tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars Mr. Giralo spent on a poorly-produced, confusing commercial that airs at 3 a.m. on TLC.

“The 2020 all-mail-in election showed that Voting by Mail is safe, convenient, and easy, and the number of voters signing up for Vote by Mail grows each year. Joe wants to cut down on Voting by Mail, which is perceived as helping Democrats, yet he wants to waste taxpayer dollars on poorly-utilized early voting centers in an attempt to help Republicans

“The Atlantic County Democratic Committee is prepared to go to court to combat further partisan efforts to demonize how voters exercise their constitutional right to vote.”