OH Rejecting Provisional Ballots

In addition to Untold Tens of thousands of Mail-In Ballots being Delayed by Postal Delivery and possibly Disqualified, Thousands of Provisional Ballots may also be in play as Ohio’s Verification Process unfolds after Election Day, where they are the Last Votes to be Counted.

Voters who had Applied in time for an Absentee Ballot, but did Not Receive it in the Mail, were Entitled to Vote by a Provisional Ballot. That Back-Up Option combines a Voter Registration Form and a Ballot. These Voters and Ballots are Reviewed and Authorized before being Counted. Even though Ohio Counties only had a Single In-Person Voting Site, there was Widespread Confusion over these Back-Up Ballots.

For Ohio’s April 28th Primary, Mail-In Ballots Postmarked up to One Day, April 27th, before the Election can arrive up to 10 days later, May 8th, and still Count. County Election Boards have one Additional day, May 9th, to Validate Provisional Ballots before Counting them.

Disqualifications and Delays of Hundreds of Thousands of Ballots could Undermine the Public’s Acceptance of the Outcome of the Fall’s General Election. There was a lot of Confusion were some Voters were told that if they did Not Request a Provisional Ballot when Applying for a Mail-In Ballot, that they shouldn't Bother trying to Vote. That Instruction from Officials may be in Violation of the Help America Vote Act, which Allows All Voters who believe they are Eligible have the Right to Participate in a Federal Election.

To make matters worse, as the Ohio Primary approached, which also had Local Elections on the Ballot, State's Congressional Delegation was told the U.S. Postal Service was Not Delivering Ballots in time. A scenario was emerging where some Volume of Voters, already Burdened with having to Apply for a Second Time to obtain an Absentee Ballot, then had to go to Limited numbers of In-Person Voting Centers if they wanted to Vote.

Ohio's Election Officials were waiting for 517,000 of the 1.98 million Ballots they sent out to be Delivered as of April 27th, when they had to be Postmarked to Count. Ohio's All-mail Primary had more Restrictive Rules that raise Additional Red Flags if the Pandemic's Voting Regime continues in the General Election.

In addition to untold Tens of Thousands of Mail-In Ballots being Delayed by Postal Delivery and possibly Disqualified, Thousands of Provisional Ballots may also be in play as Ohio's Verification Process Unfolds after Election Day, where they are the Last Votes to be Counted. In 2018, nearly 101,000 Ohioans Cast Provisional Ballots, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) reported.

Mass Disqualifications of Ballots and Counting Delays could Accelerate Disinformation where Candidates Claim Victory based on Early and Incomplete Results, and then seek to Disrupt the Counting while Arguing in Court that they should be Declared the Winners.










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