County officials and Secretary of State respond to Trump's criticism of mail-in voting
KEARNEY, Neb. — The White House said President Trump will be issuing some sort of executive order on Thursday, May 28 regarding social media. This after the Commander-in-Chief took to twitter recently to criticize mail-in ballots saying things from fraud to forged signatures and illegally printed paper ballots can come from voting by mail.
When asked about President Trump's tweet, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said ballots cast at a polling place are under control but he said with mail-in ballots, there are security issues.
“There are all kinds of things that are problematic related to mail-in ballots; one is whether the person that mails in the ballot back is actually the voter," Nebraska Secretary of State, Bob Evnen said.
Evnen said he's heard about other states where he said addresses are receiving multiple ballots to people who don’t live there anymore... asking what happens to those ballots.
“There are over 59,000 ballots that were sent out during our primary campaign that weren’t returned,” said Evnen.
The Election commissioner for Hall County, Tracy Overstreet said there’s an extra layer of protection when it comes to mail-in voting.
“When ballots come in, they are dated and time checked. Signatures are checked with the signatures that are on file with the election office in every county across the state of Nebraska,” Hall County Election Commissioner, Tracy Overstreet said.
Webster County has less than 10,000 people. County Clerk, Liz Petsch said she felt that voters felt safe and secure when bringing in ballots to the outside box as there is no report of fraud in Webster.
Petsch said she’s opted for mail-in ballots because she said it’s a better format for those who cannot vote in person.
“We are an elderly county and I feel that they should have the opportunity to vote. I think mail to their home is a lot nicer and more secure for them,” Webster County Clerk, Liz Petsch said.
