[EL] deaths after voting by mail

[Justin Levitt]

As with most all election rules, depends on the state.

In some states, the ballot is invalid (e.g., Ark. Code 7-5-416(c)). In 
others, it's still perfectly valid (e.g., Fla. Stat. 101.6103(8)).

Justin

On 8/3/2012 8:53 AM, Doug Hess wrote:
> Let's say you vote by mail and then kick the bucket before ballots are 
> counted or before election day. Assuming election officials notice 
> this about you and spot your ballot, do laws or regulations address 
> counting that ballot? I assume that if you were eligible to vote when 
> you did, that dieing before ballots are counted doesn't matter.
> If an election is entirely by mail and you can get ballots 30 days in 
> advance (is that standard?), just how many adults go six feet under in 
> that period. I'm wondering--for Friday amusement partially--if the 
> number or percentage is enough that the dead can determine an outcome?
>
> Doug
>
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