12. Will Vote by Mail Mean Universal Paper Ballots?
True election protection requires that all voting centers provide paper ballots for hand-marking by those capable of doing so.
Voting machines can serve those with special needs. But hand-markable paper ballots must be available for all those who want them and who don't want or need to vote on hackable electronic machines.
Especially during this pandemic, touchscreens can spread infection. So election protection activists must be present to guarantee that paper ballots are universally available both by mail and at voting stations to all those who are eligible and capable of casting them.
13. When Will the Ballots Be Mailed Out?
Deadlines for ballot mail-out, postmarking, and/or receipt can vary widely. The courts defeated attempts in Wisconsin's 2020 primary to extend postmarking deadlines for returned VBM ballots. But many ballots arriving with no postmark were apparently accepted for counting in some precincts, while being rejected in others.
Thus, an entire election could be turned by an arbitrary decision by a single county official. A US Supreme Court decision left some 30,000 ballots in play in this spring's Wisconsin primary.
In many elections over the years, thousands of ballots were never actually sent to voters, or were sent too late to come back on time. Thousands have been stolen after being sent. Thousands more never arrived for various reasons. All this demands extreme scrutiny from election protection activists.
Guaranteeing timely delivery and return of legitimate ballots is at the heart of election protection and the VBM system.
14. When Are the Ballots Due Back?
Deadlines vary from state-to-state and county-to-county for when a ballot must be postmarked and/or received to be counted.
With this year's expected massive influx of VBM paper ballots (especially in states that haven't done VBM before, or which are corrupted with partisan legislatures), many state and local deadlines for reception and final tabulation are unrealistic.
In Florida 2000 and 2018, tens of thousands of votes were simply trashed because arbitrary counting and recounting deadlines weren't met. Such deadlines have had decisive impacts on races for the presidency, governorships, US Senate seats, and more.
Election protection demands litigation to make deadlines for returns and reporting as realistic as possible.
15. Voter ID, Signature Verification, and Witness & Notarization Requirements
Some states have imposed arbitrary photo ID and other requirements that can allow election boards to trash as many ballots as they want, in highly discriminatory ways.
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