Tag: postmark

CEC in the News: Ballots After Election Day? Supreme Court Could Strike Down the Chaos

Restoration News reports on Watson v. RNC, an important case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that could determine whether ballots received after Election Day are counted.

The article discusses Center for Election Confidence’s (CEC) recent amicus brief in the case and includes extensive quotes from Lisa Dixon, CEC’s Executive Director. CEC was pleased to file this brief in conjunction with partners Honest Elections Project and Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE).

CEC Urges the USPS to Continue Postmarking Ballots and Other Mail

The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) today submitted a comment to the U.S. Postal Service, urging the USPS to meet its public duty by continuing to postmark ballots and other mail, just as it has done for hundreds of years. CEC filed its comment in response to the USPS’s Proposed Rule, “Postmarks and Postal Possession” (90 F.R. 38716), which would see the USPS abdicate its duty to place postmarks on much of its processing volume, including ballots transmitted by mail.