Yes good point. When the absentee ballot is received in Maine it is checked against the voter list for the ward. If the person has already voted the absentee ballot is not opened. Also, if a person come to vote after the absentee ballot has been received, his or name is checked marked on the voter list and reminded that they have already voted and sent on their way.
A fair number of Maine Republicans lost on Tuesday because the large number of absentee ballots submitted, 3x the usual amount in my ward.
If we had absentee ballots, we’d be fine. It is having the state mail out ballots by the MILLIONS that screws everything up!
It is stupid and needs to be changed, but I have super conservative friends who ripped my head off when I said so. They love “the convenience”!
We should go back to absentee ballots by request WITH A REASON and maybe a 2-3 day early vote period.