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At dusk, the dogs line up to be let inside, where they will shower us with the snow covering their pelts, then patiently wait to be fed. After dinner, they will collapse in a damp, exhausted pile in front of the fire and go to sleep, paws twitching as they relive the antics of the day in their canine dreams. …
The issue I’d hoped to highlight is my sudden realization about how risky the mail-in ballot system is. I think that has been accomplished. Anyone who has followed this story now knows with clarity what is legal and how important election integrity is. I don’t think filing a complaint in this instance will help reform the insecure mail-in ballot process.
Colorado is not the only state trying to surmount the security challenges related to mail in voting. Maryland has concerns as well. Common Cause says voting by mail can increase turnout by 4-5%.
However, the New York Times says voter fraud is “…vastly more prevalent than the in-person voting fraud that has attracted far more attention…” They add “In the last presidential election, 35.5 million voters requested absentee ballots, but only 27.9 million absentee votes were counted, according to a study by Charles Stewart III, a political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
If one cannot reasonably guarantee the security and authenticity of the ballots, then the convenience is not worth the risk. …
