This report provides an overview of the security, history, and procedural integrity of mail-in voting in the United States. It highlights that mail voting (or absentee voting) has been a reliable method since the Civil War and explains the multi-layered verification processes used by election officials today. Key topics include identity verification through signatures or ID numbers, the use of election management systems to prevent double voting, ballot tracking technologies available in 46 states, and “curing” processes that allow voters to fix issues with their ballot envelopes. The resource serves as an educational tool to build public trust by detailing the specific safeguards that ensure only valid ballots from eligible voters are counted.
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