Hopkins told federal investigators on Monday his allegations were based on fragments of conversation among co-workers in a noisy mail facility in Erie, Pa., according to the recording. Postal Service Office of Inspector General asked Hopkins if he stood by his sworn statement that a supervisor “was backdating ballots” mailed after Election Day, Hopkins answered: “At this point? ADAD“It’s so weird that we’re picking up ballots because, at this point [after Election Day], they’re no longer valid,” he told investigators. In Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day are considered valid if they are received within three days of the election. Hopkins told investigators that he collected one ballot on his route on Nov. 5, and secretly wrote the date on the back of it in case a supervisor backdated the appropriate postmark.

Source: Washington Post November 12, 2020 03:11 UTC