Raffensperger’s office acknowledged that many voters may have shown up in person because they were afraid that their mail ballots would not be counted. “We wholeheartedly agree that people who intentionally vote twice should be subject to the usual criminal penalties for election law violations,” Dennis said in a statement. The state is not doing so for November’s general election but created an online portal for voters to request a mail ballot. One common reason, she said, was fear that their mail ballots wouldn’t arrive in time to be counted. Fuchs said Raffensperger’s office is not likely to refer for prosecution incidents in which voters intended to cancel their mail ballots but poll workers failed to do so.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2020 22:18 UTC