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Al Schmidt: “The Board of Elections knows when that ballot was returned…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 19:24

Even if a voter did not hand, date or miss dated like wrote their birthday on that outer declaration envelope. When that occurs, it's not like the Board of election or I shouldn't say a double negative. The Board of Elections knows when that ballot was returned. They know it was returned by 8pm on election day and they've timestamped it. So that date really has no material impact on whether the voter returned that ballot in time or not. (19:24–19:33)

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Asserts that the Board of Elections timestamps ballots to confirm timely return.

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