The announcements drew pushback from state officials, who said every county should begin the process the morning of Election Day. He added that moving the ballots to count them elsewhere on Election Day posed security risks. “On Election Day, we’re focused exclusively on the machine ballots.”He said the decision complied with state law. “I want every one of them starting on Election Day,” she said. That was a fraction of the number of mail ballots we’re going to have in this election,” Gephardt said.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2020 00:00 UTC