ACCORDING TO AP FACT CHECK:
https://apnews.com/d16c61a1b602c5a565b57e5ab35f8087
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Mail-in ballots are cast in the same way as absentee mail ballots, with the same level of scrutiny such as signature verification in many states.
In more than 30 states and the District of Columbia, voters have a right to “no excuse” absentee voting. That means they can use mail-in ballots for any reason, regardless of whether a person is out of town or working. In Florida, the Legislature in 2016 voted to change the wording of such balloting from “absentee” to “vote-by-mail” to make clear a voter can cast such ballots if they wish.
More broadly, voter fraud has proved exceedingly rare. The Brennan Center for Justice in 2017 ranked the risk of ballot fraud at 0.00004% to 0.0009%, based on studies of past elections.
Only nine states currently have plans for “universal” mail-in voting, where ballots are sent automatically to registered voters. Five of those states relied on mail-in ballots even before the coronavirus pandemic raised concerns about voting in person.
A fake statistic. Within the past two years we had an election overturned in North Carolina due to fraud.
How can I make sure my mail-in vote is actually counted?
With absentee ballots I can track my ballot all the way to being accepted to being counted.
Mail-in ballots are a free for all. Funny how electoral officials are all concerned about chain of custody when you go to vote but I haven’s heard of a SINGLE Democrat voicing this issue when a mail-in free for all is conducted.