Will Their Votes Count?

One question that I’m trying to get answered stems from the investigation into the collection of mail ballots by two campaign volunteers at Crossroads. If there is the possibility of a crime and there is an investigation, those ballots are likely to be considered evidence. I’ve also seen reports that the investigation will not likely be concluded by Tuesday of next week, Election Day. So my question is this, will those ballots be counted? I would think the voters who submitted those ballots to the campaign volunteers would like to know this. If their ballot was blank when submitted, that should automatically be invalidated and allow that voter the option of appearing at the voting precinct on Tuesday to cast a new ballot. But what about those voters who handed over a marked ballot? Are those ballots being held as evidence? Will they be counted?

Also, I’m reading in the same Providence Journal article that when you submit a mail ballot (not the most accurate term, since it doesn’t have to be literally mailed in) the Board of Elections requires that the voter’s signature on the inner envelope be either notarized or witnessed by two other people. My question on that is whether the Board of Elections checks that voter’s signature against the voter rolls. Otherwise, how do they know who submitted that ballot? A signature isn’t really indicative of much unless it is validated against a known-good.

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