THE HILL — You know it’s a day that ends in “Y” when mail ballots are being attacked, whether by the president or one of his acolytes. No matter how thoroughly these tired lies and baseless accusations have been investigated, litigated and debunked, they keep returning.

But whether you call it vote by mail, absentee voting or vote at home, it’s not new, risky or partisan. In fact, mail ballots are one of the most time-tested, secure and bipartisan voting methods in America. And instead of being a threat to democracy, mail ballots might just be the solution to the problem of American democracy becoming a mere spectator sport, where an aging, shrinking number of voters determine most of our electoral outcomes.