Voter reform working

[Jimmy Higgins]

Texas saw a substantial increase in uncounted mail-in ballots for their latest primary, indicating unquestionable success in reducing the number of people that get their vote counted in the Ribeye State.

Harris County saw 19% of mail-in ballots go uncounted, which amount to about 6,600 votes or 75% of the total discounted in the entire state in the General Election in 2020!

The info requirements continue to grow on the mail-in ballots and while the total numbers aren't extraordinarily high, clearly they new modifications are having the chilling effect designed. I'm pondering whether we should create a new bending under a pole requirement in order to vote in person. After all, it is just a pole. What is the big deal to cross beneath a pole?

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Sorry, but you're not proving your point here.

Mail-in and absentee ballots often go uncounted for a perfectly legitimate reason: Elections are pass/fail. If you have 100,000 votes for X, 80,000 votes for Y and 5,000 absentee ballots the absentee ballots won't be looked at. Note that this applies only if the number of absentee ballots is less than the margin in all matters that are on that ballot--it's specific to the ballot, a squeaker in another district only means the ballots in that district need to be counted, not that all absentee ballots need to be counted. They don't spend the money to count them unless they have the potential to change the outcome.

The number of uncounted ballots itself means nothing, what's important is why they weren't counted.

 

[Bronzeage]

Sorry, but you're not proving your point here.

Mail-in and absentee ballots often go uncounted for a perfectly legitimate reason: Elections are pass/fail. If you have 100,000 votes for X, 80,000 votes for Y and 5,000 absentee ballots the absentee ballots won't be looked at. Note that this applies only if the number of absentee ballots is less than the margin in all matters that are on that ballot--it's specific to the ballot, a squeaker in another district only means the ballots in that district need to be counted, not that all absentee ballots need to be counted. They don't spend the money to count them unless they have the potential to change the outcome.

The number of uncounted ballots itself means nothing, what's important is why they weren't counted.

I've never heard of this before. What states follow this practice?

 

[Tigers!]

Sorry, but you're not proving your point here.

Mail-in and absentee ballots often go uncounted for a perfectly legitimate reason: Elections are pass/fail. If you have 100,000 votes for X, 80,000 votes for Y and 5,000 absentee ballots the absentee ballots won't be looked at. Note that this applies only if the number of absentee ballots is less than the margin in all matters that are on that ballot--it's specific to the ballot, a squeaker in another district only means the ballots in that district need to be counted, not that all absentee ballots need to be counted. They don't spend the money to count them unless they have the potential to change the outcome.

The number of uncounted ballots itself means nothing, what's important is why they weren't counted.

The only legitimate reason not to count Mail-in and absentee ballots is if they are fraudulent. But you have to open them to determine if they are valid ergo why not count them why you are there?
Otherwise you are disenfranchising a group of voters. Why?
Your data is incorrect and this causes future problems.

As an example your redrawing of electoral boundaries is in place (do not get me started on the foolishness of choosing boundaries based upon past voting practices). If you do not take into account those uncounted ballots you will not have accurate data to redraw boundaries.
The problems only intensify.
Also a huge problem you have but it is rarely mentioned is your low turnout. You desperately need to increase your voter turnout. Frankly make it compulsory and do it on weekends instead of a week day and voluntary.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Sorry, but you're not proving your point here.

Mail-in and absentee ballots often go uncounted for a perfectly legitimate reason: Elections are pass/fail. If you have 100,000 votes for X, 80,000 votes for Y and 5,000 absentee ballots the absentee ballots won't be looked at. Note that this applies only if the number of absentee ballots is less than the margin in all matters that are on that ballot--it's specific to the ballot, a squeaker in another district only means the ballots in that district need to be counted, not that all absentee ballots need to be counted. They don't spend the money to count them unless they have the potential to change the outcome.

The number of uncounted ballots itself means nothing, what's important is why they weren't counted.

The increase in uncounted mail-in ballots was 10x to 50x from the previous election. Though I notice I forgot to link the article in the OP. *blush*

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Sorry, but you're not proving your point here.

Mail-in and absentee ballots often go uncounted for a perfectly legitimate reason: Elections are pass/fail. If you have 100,000 votes for X, 80,000 votes for Y and 5,000 absentee ballots the absentee ballots won't be looked at. Note that this applies only if the number of absentee ballots is less than the margin in all matters that are on that ballot--it's specific to the ballot, a squeaker in another district only means the ballots in that district need to be counted, not that all absentee ballots need to be counted. They don't spend the money to count them unless they have the potential to change the outcome.

The number of uncounted ballots itself means nothing, what's important is why they weren't counted.

The increase in uncounted mail-in ballots was 10x to 50x from the previous election. Though I notice I forgot to link the article in the OP. *blush*

And you still didn't link it.