Most election officials would disagree that candidates could "find more late votes" to change the results, but some do worry about extending the deadline for other reasons. While Merritt did not offer an example, she says even the possibility of fraud would undermine voters' confidence in the results. "It allows losing candidates or other partisan operatives to go find more late votes that could potentially change the legitimate outcome of an election and really just leaves room for unnecessary litigation." "Allowing massive amounts of ballots to arrive or the counting to continue well after Election Day really allows room for fraud," says Mandi Merritt, national press secretary for the Republican National Committee. The suit is part of a flood of litigation over mail-in voting this year.ΔΆ020 Election: Secure Your Vote Chaos In Primary Elections Raises Fears For November The group wants voters to have the opportunity to correct any problems before their ballots are discarded. Last week, the League of Women Voters filed suit in New York state, where more than 34,000 absentee ballots - or 14% of the total - were rejected in 2018. Tens of thousands of other ballots were discarded this year for other reasons, most often because of a missing or mismatched signature. About 79,000 ballots were received after Election Day but within a six-day period that was allowed on an emergency basis. In Wisconsin's chaotic April primary, 2,659 ballots were rejected for missing the deadline, but the number could have been much higher. More than 1% of the ballots in Pennsylvania and Nevada were not counted last month for the same reason. Other states are also reporting large numbers of rejected ballots. 2020 Election: Secure Your Vote Republicans Signal They're Willing To Pay Up To Avoid An Election Day Disaster
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