6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud
By Charlotte Hill, University of California, Berkeley and Jake Grumbach, University of Washington Voter fraud is very rare, whether people vote in person or by mail. That much is clear from a large body of research. One of us is a political scientist at the University of Washington, and the other is a former…
Nevada County: Expect Your Ballots in Mid-October
I called the office of Greg Diaz, the County Registrar, this morning and asked when they are planning to mail out the ballots for the November election. I was told that they will be mailed on October 5th, from Sacramento. I’m not reassured that they are being sent from Sacramento, because I ordered a…
New postmaster general invested in Postal Service competitors
President Donald Trump appointed a new postmaster general for the U.S. Postal Service in May, and this summer his pick has come under criticism on social media. “New (Republican) businessman Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has $70m invested in companies that compete w/the Postal Service,” Facebook user Florence Vincent wrote in a post on July 27. She told…