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A poll worker labels a wrapped pallet of absentee ballots for shipment at the Wake County Board of Elections on the first day that the state started mailing them out in Raleigh, N.C., September 4, 2020.
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission reports that:
COVID concerns with in-person voting will drive those percentages up, and some elements of the system will crack under the load. No balloting system is perfect. Most of the time the imperfections do not alter election results because the errors are not material to the tabulation of an outcome. When an election becomes close, however, those imperfections get magnified and can become the subject of intense legal disputes.
About the Author
George J. Terwilliger III is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and previously served as a federal prosecutor and as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission reports that:
COVID concerns with in-person voting will drive those percentages up, and some elements of the system will crack under the load. No balloting system is perfect. Most of the time the imperfections do not alter election results because the errors are not material to the tabulation of an outcome. When an election becomes close, however, those imperfections get magnified and can become the subject of intense legal disputes.
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About the Author
George J. Terwilliger III is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and previously served as a federal prosecutor and as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.
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