Mail Ballots

Mail ballots move through state eligibility rules, ballot requests, mail delivery, envelope custody, voter verification, cure windows, and tabulation deadlines before they can count.

1. Frame 1State election rules require voters to request or receive mail ballots before return deadlines decide whether envelopes count.
2. Frame 2Election offices match voters to ballot styles and send envelopes along a traceable mail path.
3. Frame 3Voters mark, seal, sign, and choose the return path: mail, drop box, or election office.
4. Frame 4Inbound envelopes enter a custody chain: secure bins, date checks, scanners, locked storage.
5. Frame 5Verification gates check signatures or voter eligibility before cure outreach or rejection decisions.
6. Frame 6Watch the counting timeline: return deadline, postmark rule, cure window, rejection rate, and mail delays.