It takes time to shred and replace the original ballots.
By requiring voter ID, a voter's eligibility can be instantly verified.
More than that.
The following situation was reported by election clerks:
When ballot machines go ‘not working’ and ballots pile up in Bin #3, those ballots are never counted, rather they are deliberately dumped and mixed in with already counted ballots.
The results are stacks of ballots, some counted, some never counted and no one could ever tell the difference which were counted, which were not counted.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4108645/posts?page=99#99
It seems bad, but maybe it’s not.
There are reports around the country such as you described, that uncounted ballots are shredded, then replaced with counterfeit ballots.
But when genuine uncounted ballots are mixed in with counted ballots, then a RECOUNT will be more accurate and more free of counterfeiting.
It would take a very smart group to think of mixing uncounted genuine ballots in with counted suspect ballots to thwart counterfeiters. In fact, it could be brilliant.
The question remaining would be how to get a RECOUNT?
I imagine election clerk affidavits could move a court to order a recount. And the election clerks reporting this ballot mixing have indicated their willingness to sign affidavits.
Yep