[ April 25, 2024 ]
The Democrats may have very well jumped the shark on mail-in voting. It’s going to bite them in the [jack]ass.
California rejected 100,000 mail-in ballots because of mistakes
By: PBS, July 2020:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 100,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials during the March presidential primary, according to data obtained by The Associated Press that highlights a glaring gap in the state’s effort to ensure every vote is counted.
Story continues below advertisementWith the coronavirus pandemic raging, California is part of a growing number of states increasing mail-in balloting to avoid crowds at polling places. President Donald Trump is among those questioning the integrity of vote-by-mail elections while supporters say they are just as reliable as polling places and offer greater flexibility for voters.
But while polling places include workers who can assist people who have questions about filling out ballots, a voter doesn’t have support at home and so problems can arise.
The California secretary of state’s election data obtained by the AP showed 102,428 mail-in ballots were disqualified in the state’s 58 counties, about 1.5% of the nearly 7 million mail-in ballots returned. That percentage is the highest in a primary since 2014, and the overall number is the highest in a statewide election since 2010.
Two years ago, the national average of rejected mail ballots in the general election was about 1.4% and in the 2016 presidential election year it was 1%, according to a U.S. Election Assistance Commission study.
WATCH: In Georgia, primary election chaos highlights a voting system deeply flawed
The most common problem, by far, in California was missing the deadline for the ballot to be mailed and arrive. To count in the election, ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received within three days afterward. Statewide, 70,330 ballots missed those marks.
Another 27,525 either didn’t have a signature, or the signature didn’t match the one on record for the voter.
Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation that seeks to improve elections, called the uncounted figure discouraging.
“The only thing worse than people not voting is people attempting to vote and having their ballot uncounted,” she said. The tally of nullified votes “can make a difference in a close contest.”
The data didn’t break down the uncounted ballots by party registration. While the overall number was large in March, if it’s the same in November it’s unlikely to affect the presidential race — Trump lost to Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 by 4.3 million votes.
But there are expected to be at least several tightly contested U.S. House races where a relatively few votes could tip the balance. In 2018, Democrat TJ Cox upset Republican David Valadao by less than 1,000 votes in a Central Valley district. They have a rematch in November.
Local races sometimes are decided by a handful of votes.
California traditionally has offered mail-in voting only to those who request ballots. Over time the number has grown to represent more than half of all cast ballots. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in June signed a law requiring county election officials to mail a ballot to all the state’s nearly 21 million registered voters for the November election.
He called mail-in voting safe and secure, pointing to a series of studies that found no evidence of significant fraud. States across the political spectrum rely solely on mail ballots, including Colorado, Utah and Washington.
In preparation for November, the state is launching a ballot-tracking tool that will quickly alert voters if they need to take action, such as adding a missing signature. Another change: The state is extending the window for mail ballots to arrive to 17 days after Election Day……..
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3 years ago
3 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
And if you LIKE your phony election…
You can KEEP your phony election.
– Obama
3 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
Trump administration announces plan to open up 1.5 million acres of Alaskan wildlife for drilling
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-administration-announces-plan-open-15-million-acres-alaskan
It turns out that the wildlife doesn’t mind. And since above-ground pipelines run warm, birds prefer them for nesting sites.
3 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
LOL! The real funny thing about your comment is, if Obama stated that, he’d be telling the truth unlike his statement about the unACA.
3 years ago
Biden wants to tear down ‘Trump’s Wall’ ……. Why?
So the drugs from China, Middle East, Columbia can flow more freely !!!
3 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
I’d hate to know how the swamp benefits from that.
Poor Mitch… his inlaws must be suffering. He probably won’t get a five million dollar check from them this Christmas. His Chinese wife’s family is in the shipping container business with China.
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
More importantly, his Chicom wife is Secretary of Transportation. Have to keep those smuggling routes open and infrastructure up to date don’t you know….
3 years ago
I like voting on election DAY and you should too! Democrats would be 100% ok with online voting or voting by phone poll: 976-VOTE* (*International rates apply). An election isn’t a popularity contest, it’s supposed to be a very serious and sacred thing. If you can’t be bothered to go and vote on election DAY, your lack of dedication to democracy is not my problem and it shouldn’t be the Post Office’s problem- they have enough problems as it stands.
3 years ago
Reply to
Philip
If PROTESTING is allowed IN PERSON.
there is no reason why VOTING can’t be IN PERSON.
BTW protesters are not doing social distancing either – LOL!
If Dr. Fauci says hooking up with a stranger for sex is your choice,
then so should in person voting be your choice.
Fauci: Not safe to distribute Communion,
but sex with strangers ‘your choice’
Thu May 28, 2020 – 3:31 pm EST
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fauci-not-safe-to-distribute-communion-but-sex-with-strangers-your-choice?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com&utm_campaign=8a5674dba5-Daily%2520Headlines%2520-%2520U.S._COPY_770&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_12387f0e3e-8a5674dba5-403839357
3 years ago
People should be given the OPTION of either absentee or in person voting.
Let people make their own decisions and stop treating them like ignorant toddlers.
Abortion is a choice too and you should be forced to pay for the abortions of others. That’s considered an esential service to be open but voting in person is a no no. How about, my health my choice for in person voting? How about the same for attending church? For abortion it is my body my choice. I see a fascist pattern going on here…
DEMS, anti Trumpers and RINOS don’t care about you – when was the last time these government people knew best and were really looking out for you? They want to cheat their way to the finish line and dump Trump. The evidence is there for a disaster and a dishonest vote. People in the swing states should demand in person voting!
3 years ago
I think we all know why the dems wanted to “fix” our voting system that worked just fine and didn’t need fixing.
3 years ago
Reply to
anonQ
It has needed fixing for ages; this fraud on the dem’s and rino parts is NOT NEW. IF they didn’t cheat – if they wereen’t allowed to cheat without intervention, they simply would almost never win. The advent of voting machines has made the fraud easier and the problem worse. Diebold even published a “HOW TO” develop your own key to their voting machines back in 2006. 
3 years ago
How many of those ballots had “hanging chads:? /s
3 years ago
What were the odds they were all Republican ballots?
