By doing away with the requirement that absentee ballots be returned by 7PM on Election Day, by extending the return time to Friday at Noon, by first requiring a postmark by 7PM on Election Day, and then attempting to erase proof of postmark, you would be putting MY ballot at risk of cancellation by a fraudulent ballot.  

Drop Boxes will be collection points for ballots with no proof that they were submitted by 7PM on Election Day. By allowing two and a half extra days for absentee ballots to reach the Office of Elections, this opens the door to fraud by people who can learn how many votes they’ll need to overcome any defeats on Election Night.  And if these votes come from Drop Boxes, their return envelopes won’t have to have postmarks on them verifying when they were returned.

This would be an invitation for lawsuits. 

Cathy Ruse, Esq.