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Mail-in ballot signatures: Verifying them is complicated

California mailed ballots to every registered voter this year because of the pandemic. Everyone must sign their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted, and the signatures must be verified. But the verification system’s not perfect.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 30, 2020 • 50m Listen

California mailed ballots to every registered voter this year because of the pandemic. Everyone must sign their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted, and the signatures must be verified. But the verification system’s not perfect. Signatures can change over time and maybe people sign in a hurry.

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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor

In this episode

5 stories

0:008 min
US economy grew at a record rate over the summer, new data shows. Who's saving, who's struggling?
8:169 min
San Francisco is allowed to open much of its economy. How it kept COVID cases and deaths low
17:359 min
What happens when ballots are rejected because signatures don’t match what’s on file
26:0715 min
'In Bibi's Kitchen’: Touring cuisines of 8 East African countries
41:109 min
Thanksgiving meal with few people means no expectations, freedom to do what you want

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mail-in ballot signatures: Verifying them is complicated

California mailed ballots to every registered voter this year because of the pandemic. Everyone must sign their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted, and the signatures must be verified. But the verification system’s not perfect.

Share

In this episode

US economy grew at a record rate over the summer, new data shows. Who's saving, who's struggling?

San Francisco is allowed to open much of its economy. How it kept COVID cases and deaths low

What happens when ballots are rejected because signatures don’t match what’s on file

'In Bibi's Kitchen’: Touring cuisines of 8 East African countries

Thanksgiving meal with few people means no expectations, freedom to do what you want

In this episode

US economy grew at a record rate over the summer, new data shows. Who's saving, who's struggling?

San Francisco is allowed to open much of its economy. How it kept COVID cases and deaths low

What happens when ballots are rejected because signatures don’t match what’s on file

'In Bibi's Kitchen’: Touring cuisines of 8 East African countries

Thanksgiving meal with few people means no expectations, freedom to do what you want

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mail-in ballot signatures: Verifying them is complicated

California mailed ballots to every registered voter this year because of the pandemic. Everyone must sign their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted, and the signatures must be verified. But the verification system’s not perfect.

Share

In this episode

US economy grew at a record rate over the summer, new data shows. Who's saving, who's struggling?

San Francisco is allowed to open much of its economy. How it kept COVID cases and deaths low

What happens when ballots are rejected because signatures don’t match what’s on file

'In Bibi's Kitchen’: Touring cuisines of 8 East African countries

Thanksgiving meal with few people means no expectations, freedom to do what you want

In this episode

US economy grew at a record rate over the summer, new data shows. Who's saving, who's struggling?

San Francisco is allowed to open much of its economy. How it kept COVID cases and deaths low

What happens when ballots are rejected because signatures don’t match what’s on file

'In Bibi's Kitchen’: Touring cuisines of 8 East African countries

Thanksgiving meal with few people means no expectations, freedom to do what you want