PA Supreme Court says mail-in ballots with missing or wrong dates cannot be tallied
(thepostmillennial.com)
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Can someone clarify for me? Where would there be dates on the mail-in ballot anyway?
Is it the postmark when sent back, or is it a date written by the voter next to their signature, or what?
The reason I ask is, if there is a postmark they need, but the ballot owner hand carries their ballot to the voting location and drops it there, will that mean there will be no counting it because it didn't go back via the Post Office?
When I voted here in Michigan I also turned in my homebound parents ballots. I handed them directly to the clerk and it being a Saturday the clerk took my into the office and showed me exactly what they did when receiving said ballots. The first thing they do is verify the signature. Then they time stamp it. So every ballot should have a time stamp of when it was received.
Thanks!
if it comes through the post office, it would be irregular to not have a postmark. Likewise in some places, an absentee mail-in would need to be notarized with a date. My understanding is those vootes count even if they arrive a few days late, but the dates marked must be by midnight of election day. this does not apply to drop boxes
Thx!