CCTV, zip ties and election watchers: How US mail-in votes are secured and counted
Summary
BBC Verify visited an election centre in Maryland to show how officials process and count mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 U.S. midterm elections. The article notes that voting rules differ by state, but every state allows some form of postal voting.Key Facts
- The U.S. midterm elections are scheduled for November 3.
- Maryland election officials demonstrated mail-in ballot processing and counting to BBC Verify.
- States set different rules and procedures for voting.
- Every U.S. state allows some form of postal voting.
- President Donald Trump has made unsubstantiated claims that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud.
- Trump has said he has used mail-in voting in the past.
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