In 2018 in Florida, the number of mail ballots tossed was greater than the 10,033 votes that secured one candidate a U.S. Senate seat. More than 45 million Americans have already returned mail ballots, according to the U.S. Election worker Cassandra Ramirez, standing, works with Jonathan Borja on verifying ballot signatures at the San Diego Registrar of Voters office this month. (Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union-Tribune)But experts say mail voters are far more likely to be disenfranchised than those who vote in person. “It is just ripe for error,” said Linton Mohammed, a forensic document examiner in California who has been an expert witness in lawsuits over ballot signature rules.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 28, 2020 12:28 UTC