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    Vow healing? Voters in Nevada and other states can still fix voting flaws

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    Ballots cannot become sick, but after an election many voters need to “cure” them to ensure they are counted. If you voted absentee or provisional ballot, election officials will inspect it to make sure it has all the necessary information, and often find that it doesn’t.

    For example, a state election worker might find that the signature on an absentee ballot does not match the one the elections office has on file. A voter who shows up to the polls without proper photo identification can fill out a provisional ballot that will not be counted until they present the correct identification at the elections office.

    In the closely watched swing state of Nevada, on the Monday before the election, there were nearly 14,000 ballots requiring signed cures, according to Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar’s office. In the county surrounding Albequerque, New Mexico, hundreds of ballots were rejected, according to a local news station.

    “It is vitally important that voters are aware of the possible need to curate their votes, to ensure that their voices are heard and their votes are counted,” Aguilar said in a press release. “This is especially important for young voters who may not have a practiced signature or for older voters whose signatures have changed over time.”

    Ahtar Hassebullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, told USA TODAY on Nov. 5 that he hoped to see the number of ballots needed to fix it decrease. “Everyone is working to reduce the number,” he said. “This is just part of the process.”

    As of Monday, there were a total of 9,956 ballots that still needed to be processed across the state of Nevada, according to the secretary of state’s office.

    Nationwide, around 550,000 absentee ballots were rejected during the 2022 congressional elections, according to Ballopedia News. When states have policies that allow people to correct their absentee ballots, fewer votes are rejected, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    The good news is most States often offer the opportunity to fix or correct a ballot. Typically, this means returning to the elections office within a set number of days to provide the necessary information.

    Election offices often contact voters to notify them of the need to fix the problem, but they may not do so, meaning voters may need to follow up on their own to make sure their votes are valid. counted. Below are situations where voters might need to intervene and cure their vote.

    Do I need to cure my ticket?

    If you voted in a state that requires voter ID and you weren’t able to show it at the polls, you may have been given the option to vote by provisional ballot, a type of ballot that is set aside from the rest of the votes while election officials decide if it should be counted. These voters will likely need to return with proper identification to cure their votes.

    If your state performs a signature check (matching the signature on the ballot envelope with another signature the elections office has on record), your ballot could be rejected. If that happens, you may need to return to the elections office to correct your absentee ballot in order for your vote to be counted.

    How long do I have to process my ticket?

    State laws vary on how much time voters have to curate their ballots. These are the deadlines in some of the states where voters still have time to curate their votes from the November 5 presidential election.

    • In Nevada, absentee ballot signatures must be resolved by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
    • In Texas, voters who have an acceptable photo ID but did not show it at the polls have up to six days after the election to present an acceptable photo ID to their county voter registrar, according to the Secretary of State’s office. .
    • In ColoradoVoters have until the end of the night on the eighth day after the election to curate their votes, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

    Is it too late to cure my vote?

    In many states, deadlines for ballot corrections have passed. Between the states:

    Contributing: Terry Collins.

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