“Late Conditional” ballots that are issued within 7 days of the election (we estimate we have about 750)can be picked up and returned by anyone authorized by the voter.

That is what it says on the VBM envelope.

Is that true, that only a person living in the same household as the voter can drop off the ballot? So, for example, a family member who does not live in the same household could not drop off his ballot plus and the other person’s? I can see that it might raise an eyebrow or two if some person dropped off 50 ballots, even if they contained legitimate matching signatures. However, in theory, how is that different than somebody dropping a bunch of ballots (presumably legit) in the mail rather than delivering them in person? Just curious.

I just have to ask: Where exactly was that kiss located, Steve?

I can be reached at e-mail me asking for the image and I’ll send it to you.

At the second level of review, the actual envelope is used by a team of three to check the signature. This process takes place in the presence of observers. We allowed the observers close enough, and time enough to see our process. So, these “Challenges” that have been deemed good at the second level will go into the count.

Remakes are just that, ballots that cannot be machine read have to be remade onto a new ballot. The ballot is usually torn, has a coffee stain, has a big lipstick kiss on it (yes, I saw that ballot and it has to be remade).

Late Conditional are ballots issued and returned during the last 7 days of the election. VBM ballots cannot be issued during the last 7 days, so anyone wanting a ballot must come to the Elections Office and that ballot cannot be returned in the mail, it must be dropped off. (Because of the lateness of the process, anyone can be authorized to return these ballots.)

Can you tell me which precinct you observed this return? We have notebooks kept by the inspector and they can note any unusual activity.

Please explain what these items that you quoted in #9 mean.

Challenges (approved); 1,250
Remakes; 800
Late Conditional; 750

Also, since there were so many people turning in absentee ballots at the polls, I would like to know what steps were taken to insure that the person turning in the ballot actually lived in the same household as the person who was voting by absentee ballot. (As required)

I already mentioned that I know at least one person that turned in 4 absentee ballots at the polls and absolutely nobody even glanced at the forms to insure that they were completed properly or that the person turning them in lived in the same household. This person turned hers in in Concord, and she did live in the same household, but nobody even asked.

How are the pollworkers trained and was this enforced?