Majority of 16k canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Dems

[Nevilledog]

https://apnews.com/a1c75c9cfc2f1bfca21ac4a4cbfe60f0

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New data from Pennsylvania’s elections agency shows an early November state court decision that barred mail-in ballots without accurate handwritten dates on their exterior envelopes resulted in otherwise valid votes being thrown out.

The Department of State said this week more than 16,000 mail-in ballots were disqualified by county officials because they lacked secrecy envelopes or proper signatures or dates. Democratic voters, who are much more likely to vote by mail, made up more than two-thirds of the total canceled ballots.

The agency said 8,250 Pennsylvania mail-in ballots were rejected because they were sent in without being contained within a secrecy envelope, making it impossible for them to be tabulated without putting voter privacy at risk.

The remaining 7,904 invalidated ballots were tossed out because the exterior envelopes used to send in those ballots did not have the voters’ signatures, or because those exterior envelopes were either undated or improperly dated.

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[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[Lucinda]

2. ...

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[Historic NY]

3. Why have a handwritten date on a piece of mail that is canceled by the US post office

[lindysalsagal]

4. Jeses

[Qutzupalotl]

5. In Oregon, the secrecy envelope is optional.

Just sayin'.

[brush]

6. The repugs cheated but Fetterman still won.

[stopdiggin]

7. rules is rules

I have a (degree) of sympathy for someone that missed the part about a date being required (although reading instructions does help). But the majority didn't even bother to put the ballot in the envelope! Come'on people! Pull your head out!

If voters are not smart enough to actually exercise their franchise ... I'm not exactly sure how to end that sentence.

[Cha]

8. Here in Hawaii.. We do have to

to return the secrecy envelope and our Signature.

I don't remember having to write the date, though.

Pleases Learn Proper Procedure for Mail in Ballots, PA Dems!