Mailbox may be the polling center for next elections (Denver voting by mail in May)

[UrbScotty]

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=a08cacbb-0abe-421a-01c4-20eda1bd32df&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

The city has decided the May 2007 election will be done by mail-in ballots only.

Tuesday, the Denver Election Commission (DEC) voted to conduct an all-mail ballot election on May 1, 2007.

The DEC says if there is a June 5 runoff, that will also be done by mail-in ballots only.

Additionally, the DEC says if there is an election on January 30th, it is possible that would be an all-mail ballot.

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[aquart]

1. So the tampering could occur in the post office, or on arrival, or............

And no way in hell to know how many votes were actually submitted?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. it's up to the voter to prevent that from happening...

If you don't recieve your ballot by a week or so before the election, you call and let them know. They send you a new one, which invalidates the first one. Then you don't mail it back, but drop it off at a designated locked box. (usually in the Library or the county office.)

Good luck with those opti-scans actually counting it right though.

[Toots]

3. Oregon has been doing this for years and they are very happy with their system

Neither side has expressed any of the fears you do. They also have an 80% turnout. What other state has that? I think it is about time more people are waking up and making voting something that is easy and painless so more will actually do it...