Action | Action Making an Illegible or Missing Postmark an Immaterial Omission on Absentee Ballot Envelopes |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/2/2020 |
Ballots without a postmark must NOT be counted!
Ballots without a postmark should not be counted, as has been the law for decades. There is no justification for allowing a ballot without a postmark to be counted. The poles close by law at 7 pm on election day.. You cannot vote in person after that time. A ballot without a postmark could be posted any time after that and under the proposal and still be counted if it arrived by Friday. This is illegal and should be prohibited.