The number is twice that of the last mayoral election. There are probably many factors that led to the increase, but KNX is concerned that one of the reasons is the campaign strategy of mailing an absentee ballot application with a political mailer. We know the practice is not illegal but we feel it should be.
Some campaigns go as far as to print a voters name and address on an absentee ballot application.
All you have to do is sign it and send it in to get an absentee ballot. We believe that there needs to be more of a separation between the candidate mailers and the process of casting an absentee ballot. Some voters are so confused by the mailer practice that they often send their ballot request to a candidate's campaign headquarters. That is ripe for tampering and we need to correct it. KNX asks the State Legislature to look at changing campaign laws, so absentee ballot applications and political mailers will be separated forever.