Democrats challenge rule that could toss 'thousands' of Arizona votes

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

(Reuters) - Democrats on Wednesday challenged an Arizona rule that they said could result in "thousands" of mail-in ballots not being counted in what could be a critical U.S. election battleground state.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and two allied groups sued the Arizona Secretary of State to allow voters five business days after federal elections to correct ballots that may otherwise have been rejected for not having a signature. Currently, such ballots are not counted.

"Arizona's flawed mail-in ballot signatures rule has led to ballots being tossed aside and uncounted - and that's unacceptable," DNC Chair Tom Perez said in a statement.

Democrats regard Arizona as a potential lynchpin in the Nov. 3 elections, where several recent polls show their candidate, Joe Biden, in a close race against Republican President Donald Trump there. The southwestern state is also home to Senate, House of Representative and state legislature elections regarded as competitive.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-challenge-rule-could-toss-023416173.html

[Indykatie]

1. Requiring a Signature on Mail-in-Ballots Does Not Strike Me as Problematic

How hard can it be to sign your ballot? I think sometimes we work too hard to remove any responsibility from folks. I have voted by mail for 10 + years. It's kind of hard to miss the signature box which is even highlighted on some of the ballots I have gotten over the years.

[Grown2Hate]

2. I kind of have to agree here. I vote by mail in Arizona every time (technically, I get the mail-in

ballot, fill it in at home, and drop it at a polling place) and they certainly don't HIDE the giant "SIGN HERE OR ELSE THIS DOESN'T COUNT" box.

I would be curious to see if the ballots they throw away are particularly heavy on the Democratic or Republican side (but I guess I would have to assume Democratic since it just seems that Democrats more heavily do the mail-in balloting).