22 points hn_acker 1 hour ago 4 comments
hn_acker 1 hour ago | parent
The original title is:
> U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds
db48x 32 minutes ago | parent
> …deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays, all of which risked ballots having incorrect postmarks or otherwise arriving late to election officials, which could lead to their rejection.
This is one reason why mail–in ballots should all be barcoded. The USPS would scan the barcode each time the envelope was handled generating a history that shows how it made its way through the postal system. The history of any ballot that arrived late could be examined to find out where the postal system failed.
stvltvs 13 minutes ago | parent
As long as the barcode is not then used to reject delivery of ballots because a flawed federal voter verification system guesses the voters are illegitimate.
I have grave concerns about creating a single lever that will allow bad actors to steal elections.
hyperhello 8 minutes ago | parent
USPS Successfully Mishandles Specific Ballots