Action | Action Making an Illegible or Missing Postmark an Immaterial Omission on Absentee Ballot Envelopes |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/2/2020 |
Machines sometimes don't work well and don't leave a good imprint for the postmark, or maybe the piece of mail doesn't get stamped at all. That shouldn't mean the voter's ballot gets tossed out. If it arrives in a timely way, it should be counted regardless of postmark.