[EL] Florida suit

[Paul Gronke]

What a very strange law, you can fix the problem if you neglect to sign the outside envelope, but if the signature doesn’t match, you’re out of luck. 

Colorado sends a notification to the voter and allows them to rectify the discrepancy  http://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-1-elections/co-rev-st-sect-1-7-5-107-3.html <http://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-1-elections/co-rev-st-sect-1-7-5-107-3.html>

So does Oregon. So does Washington.  I don’t know the laws in every state, but this strikes me as a very strange distinction to make in Florida law. 

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Paul Gronke
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> On Oct 4, 2016, at 6:00 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:
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> “Democrats sue Florida over vote-by-mail verification” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87138>
> Posted on October 4, 2016 5:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=87138> by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
> Politico: <http://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2016/10/democrats-sue-florida-over-vote-by-mail-verification-106031>
> Democrats are suing Florida’s top election official in federal court to stop the practice of election officials tossing vote by mail ballots if the signature on the ballot envelope does not match the one on file.
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> The lawsuit  <http://www.politico.com/states/f/?id=00000157-8c74-d51f-adf7-ae7592a00000>was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Florida Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee. The listed defendant is Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who oversee state elections.
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> Posted in absentee ballots <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>, election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
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