More than 1 in 5 mail-in ballots were rejected in New York City during the state primary June 23, the city’s certified election results revealed this week.
, President Donald Trump held up the slow counting as a reason states shouldn't expand mail voting in November. The U.S. Postal Service, unused to the deluge of prepaid mailers, reportedly left postmarks off ballots, leaving thousands of them to be rejected because it was unclear they were sent on time.
“That is a huge step forward and should make a big difference, especially if implemented well,” said Danielle Lang, co-director of voting rights at the Campaign Legal Fund and the lead attorney on the lawsuit against the state's absentee ballot processes.
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