The rules include signature verification as well as the provisions for sealing inner and outer ballot envelopes.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder issued a decision this week allowing North Carolina’s mail-in ballot rules to take effect. He determined it would be “infeasible” to block them, since early voting has begun in that state. The rules include policies regarding the inner and outer seals of ballot envelopes, as well as a signature verification provision.
Judge Schroeder wrote, “Plaintiffs’ proposed remedy eliminates any verification of the signature, permitting a voter to sign anyone’s name to the certification, even ‘Mickey Mouse.'”
“[T]he absentee voter who fails to seal his or her ballot correctly has an opportunity to correct a mistake, and is not barred from participating in early voting or voting on election day,” Judge Schroeder ruled. “Likewise, the voter whose signature is rejected for ‘clear evidence’ that it is not their name has an opportunity to submit another ballot, participate in early voting, or vote on election day.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For federal judges as they hear and decide cases involving election administration and ballot security provisions.
- For state and local officials as they implement rules and regulations regarding election integrity.
Sources: Washington Examiner, MSN, NC Newsline, News Observer
