Claim: Mail-in ballots have become a popular way to vote in the U.S. But the unfounded claim persists that mail ballots lead to rampant fraud and, if counted after Election Day, they are suspect. By law, many states don't start counting mail ballots until after polls close, and some continue to accept them for days after Election Day if they are postmarked by that date.
Fact-check: Counting Mail-In Ballots Delays Results, But Doesn't Denote Fraud - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mail-in ballots have become a popular way to vote in the u.s. but the unfounded claim persists that mail ballots lead to rampant fraud and, if counted after election day, they are suspect. by law, many states don't start counting mail ballots until after polls close, and some continue to accept them for days after election day if they are postmarked by that date.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2022-11-08T00:49:24