Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot
2 years, 2 months ago

Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot

NPR  

Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot Enlarge this image toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Lynne Sladky/AP Many Americans are unfamiliar with how elections are run. Tova Wang, a democracy fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, says the roughly 20 states without a cure process leave their voters without much recourse if there is an issue with their ballot. "Pretty consistently data shows that certain numbers of voters would not have their absentee or mail ballots counted if it weren't for ballot cure," he says. In general, Altamirano says, states with a cure process, ballot tracking and more accessible ballot drop-off policies tend to reject a lower percentage of ballots each election.

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US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials

Associated Press  

Postal Service said Monday nearly 100% of completed mail ballots were returned to election offices within a week for this year’s presidential contest, despite hurricanes, some misdirected election mail and delivery concerns raised by state officials. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said postal workers processed more than 99 million general election ballots — making extra deliveries and collections and working to …

This 1 Tiny Error Could Invalidate Your Entire Mail-In Ballot
2 months ago

This 1 Tiny Error Could Invalidate Your Entire Mail-In Ballot

Huff Post  

Illustration: HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images Mismatched signatures were the most common reason a mail-in ballot got rejected in the 2020 general election. “We want it to be a smaller percentage of ballots.” Here’s Why Your Mail-In Ballot Signature Might Get Flagged For Review Each state and county jurisdiction may have a different way to verify your identify via signature, which …

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the rate of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said counties reported a …

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters
1 year ago

'Thousands of mail ballots not counted': PA fixing issue that disenfranchised 17K voters

Raw Story  

Pennsylvania played a key role in deciding the last two presidential elections, and appears poised to be similarly decisive in the 2024 race. According to WPSU, Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro is now working in conjunction with Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt to fix issues with Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot system that can be confusing for some voters. Currently, commonwealth law …

Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms
1 year, 11 months ago

Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms

NPR  

Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots were rejected across the country during the 2022 general election, according to a state-by-state analysis by NPR. That's because many states don't track this information at the state level, and other states that …

EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: How mailed ballots slow results in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Counting of mailed ballots in Pennsylvania is drawing renewed scrutiny amid a too-close-to-call U.S. Senate primary between Republicans David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz. He has relentlessly criticized the state’s voting procedures since his loss in Pennsylvania two years ago, when it took several days to tally the results from all mailed ballots. The head of the …

Printing errors mar mailed ballots in Oregon, Pennsylvania
2 years, 7 months ago

Printing errors mar mailed ballots in Oregon, Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday’s primaries. “But because of this, we’re not going to have final election results from these mail ballots for probably several days, so that is very, very frustrating to us.” …

Texas mail-in ballot rejection rate skyrockets under GOP voter suppression law
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas mail-in ballot rejection rate skyrockets under GOP voter suppression law

Raw Story  

It used to be rare for mail-in ballots to be thrown out in Texas, but thanks to the GOP's new voter suppression law, more than 27,000 of them were flagged for rejection during the state's recent primary election, according to a new analysis published Wednesday by The Associated Press. Roughly 8,300 mail-in ballots out of nearly one million—less than 1% …

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates
3 years, 11 months ago

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates

NPR  

Efforts To Help Absentee Voters Drove Down Mail-In Ballot Rejection Rates More than a half-million mail-in ballots were rejected in this year's primaries due to mistakes and missed deadlines. And with so many more people voting by mail this November, the fear was that millions of ballots would be rejected due to missed deadlines, missing or mismatched signatures and other …

Race For A (Ballot) Cure: The Scramble To Fix Absentee-Ballot Problems
4 years, 2 months ago

Race For A (Ballot) Cure: The Scramble To Fix Absentee-Ballot Problems

NPR  

Race For A Cure: The Scramble To Fix Absentee-Ballot Problems Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected this November because of mistakes, such as missing or mismatched signatures. Voter advocacy groups, political parties and others are rushing to help voters fix — or "cure" — their ballots …

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight
4 years, 3 months ago

US election: Mail voting in battleground states in spotlight

Al Jazeera  

Policies in states expected to have razor-thin margins could affect number of rejected ballots and tallying time. While President Donald Trump has largely sought to keep attention on unfounded claims that voting by mail leads to higher rates of fraud, voting advocates have instead highlighted an array of changes to how states process votes by mail that they say could …

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