Absentee ballots not COUNTING???!!!?
Someone had told me that a large percentage of absentee ballots do not count. Is there any truth to that?
Someone had told me that a large percentage of absentee ballots do not count. Is there any truth to that?
Anonymous
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Not true in my state. We can track our absentee ballots on line and know exactly when received in the township hall and when it's recorded in the voting machine.
Anonymous
In some instances that is the case. What happens is that if one candidate has such a significant lead, far greater than the number of absentee ballots yet to be counted (in other words if one candidate has a lead of say 100,000 votes and the number of absentee ballots still to be counted are only 50,000) then the counting of those votes are considered insignificant since they won't change the outcome of the election.
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Mailed absentee ballots are counted on Election Day in the Central Absentee Precinct (CAP). Many counties use optical scan equipment to count paper ballots. Please follow the marking instructions on your ballot and return it in the envelopes provided. Be sure to fill in ALL the information on Envelope B, including; your full name, legal address, your signature, your witness's signature and a date. Anyone, including your spouse, family member or neighbor, may serve as your witness. But if you've waited this long your a little too late lol. Good question!!!!
nanny
Is your state a swing state? Is the election commission chair Republican or Democrat? There are so many rules about counting mailed in ballots, are they all being followed? These questions will tell you how many absentee ballots will not be counted.
Anonymous
To an extent. If a state has 100,000 (a lot of which are military personnel that usually vote Republican) absentee ballots that haven't been counted, and the Republican candidate leads by 200,000 votes, is there really a reason to count the rest?