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Claustrum

(4,845 posts) Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:58 PM Oct 2020

For the early votes that are rejected, I heard that the county would get in touch with voters to

remedy the deficiency. Is there anything the Biden campaign or democratic groups can do to make sure the early voters that got rejected know how to fix it?

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For the early votes that are rejected, I heard that the county would get in touch with voters to (Original Post) Claustrum Oct 2020 OP

Good question...sure needs to be addressed! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #1

Right, because it's not going to just happen... dchill Oct 2020 #2

It varies from state to state FBaggins Oct 2020 #3

Thanks, good to know. Claustrum Oct 2020 #5

my state has been all mail in for years and once I had a ballot queationed because of.. samnsara Oct 2020 #4

rules are all specific to state and county beachbumbob Oct 2020 #6

I guess that also depends on when you mail your votes in. If you mail it on Nov. 2, Claustrum Oct 2020 #7

Here is the list of state-by-state rules for mail-in-ballot correction frazzled Oct 2020 #8

Thekaspervote

(32,767 posts)

1. Good question...sure needs to be addressed!

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 12:58 PM

Oct 2020

dchill

(38,492 posts)

2. Right, because it's not going to just happen...

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:00 PM

Oct 2020

... it's going to be happened to them.

FBaggins

(26,737 posts)

3. It varies from state to state

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:01 PM

Oct 2020

There have already been a number of court clashes trying to improve the number of situations where elections officials must try to contact voters whose ballots are rejected.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)

5. Thanks, good to know.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:04 PM

Oct 2020

I guess there isn't a lot the campaigns can do because that could potentially be tempering or influencing the actual votes if the Biden campaign get in there and help. I am sure Trump and republicans will shout voter frauds even though Biden campaign is simply trying to get voters to fix the deficiency.

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

4. my state has been all mail in for years and once I had a ballot queationed because of..

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:04 PM

Oct 2020

..my signature. I cant remember if I had to go in and change it or if they sent it back but I was contacted and able to make it right before the election.

This just reinforces that the ballots must be sent in ASAP so one will have time to fix things.

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

6. rules are all specific to state and county

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:07 PM

Oct 2020

and very few invovled contacting a voter as an after fact

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)

7. I guess that also depends on when you mail your votes in. If you mail it on Nov. 2,

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:10 PM

Oct 2020

there is no way they can notify you before election day. I really wish every state have a ballot tracking system and so everyone can check their status. We live in 2020 afterall and we have these technology available to us. My state didn't even have a ballot checking system back during the primary in June but thankfully they added it for the general.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

8. Here is the list of state-by-state rules for mail-in-ballot correction

Reply to Claustrum (Original post)

Mon Oct 5, 2020, 01:23 PM

Oct 2020

It only mentions for signature discrepancy, but I wonder if it also applies to other errors, such as overvoting, affidavit signature in states that require it, etc.

From the National Council of State Legislatures website:

https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-15-states-that-permit-voters-to-correct-signature-discrepancies.aspx

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