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In 2020 in Pennsylvania the standard was that a signature existed not that it matched the voter rolls. The incentive not to closely scritinize signatures when
by jacobriis 4y ago
In 2020 in Pennsylvania the standard was that a signature existed not that it matched the voter rolls.
The incentive not to closely scritinize signatures when mail in ballots in your county strongly favor your perfered candidate is clear.
"If the Voter’s Declaration on the return envelope is signed and the county board is satisfied that the declaration is sufficient, the mail-in or absentee ballot should be approved for canvassing unless challenged in accordance with the Pennsylvania Election Code.
The Pennsylvania Election Code does not authorize the county board of elections to set aside returned absentee or mail-in ballots based solely on signature analysis by the county board of elections."
Source: https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/Documents/Examination%20of%20Absentee%20and%20Mail-In%20Ballot%20Return%20Envelopes.pdf https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/D...
- the_snooze 4y agoThanks for sharing this! That's absolutely concerning, and definitely opens up a possibility for monkey business if fraudsters can just scribble down anything in the signature field. Given the millions of mail ballots in Pennsylvania in 2020, I would expect someone noticing ballot theft at scale (i.e., "I never got my mail ballot but it says I already voted!"), but regardless this is something I would still want corrected if I were a Pennsylvanian. Is the standard still the same? The signature match is an important part of the mail ballot process, one that even California does.
- dukeofdoom 4y agoThe standard for a match is so low, its practically useless. https://youtu.be/v_liXxu0XL8 https://youtu.be/v_liXxu0XL8 He did an audit of the envelope images for the Maricopa county election board, and testified under oath.