Title: What to Do If You Make a Mistake While Voting
Headings: What to Do If You Make a Mistake While Voting
What to Do If You Make a Mistake While Voting
Get a Poll Worker to Help You
Correct Some Voting Errors Yourself
Common Mistakes
Absentee and Mail-In Voting Mistakes
Does Voting by Mail Increase Voter Turnout?
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Content: 4 ﻿ And nearly 21% of Americans were expected to take advantage of current rules and vote absentee, or by mail, in the election, according to the Pew Research Center. 2 ﻿
However, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) reported that more than 594,000 absentee ballots were rejected and not counted in the 2018 midterm congressional election. 5 ﻿ Worse yet, says the EAC, the voters might never know their votes were not counted or why. And unlike mistakes made at the polling place, mistakes in mail-in voting can rarely if ever be corrected once the ballot has been mailed. According to the EAC, the main reason mail-in ballots are rejected is that they were not returned on time. 5 ﻿ Other common voting mistakes include: 5 ﻿
The signature on the ballot does not match the one on file
Forgetting to sign your ballot
Failing to obtain a witness signature
While all states provide some means of correcting mistakes on mail-in ballots—usually before they are mailed—the procedures for doing so vary from state-to-state and, sometimes, from county-to-county. Does Voting by Mail Increase Voter Turnout? Advocates of mail-in voting argue that it increases overall voter turnout and helps voters become better informed. While the argument of higher turnout seems logical, research conducted by the EAC reveals this is not always the case.