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Re:Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords afte... by gotoeleven on Sunday November 03, 2024 @12:14AM (#42031116)
Oh hey looks like I found one of the ballots sent to everyone in the state and filled it out and sent it back in.

It's literally that easy in Colorado.

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Re:Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords afte... by ytpete on Sunday November 03, 2024 @02:22AM (#42031623)
No it's not. Your signature would have to match the one on file.

Further, if the person the ballot rightfully belonged to actually wants to vote, they'll either request a new one or vote in person - either one of which would invalidate the earlier mailed ballot.

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Re:Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords afte... by mulmen on Sunday November 03, 2024 @08:35PM (#42037632)
It’s not that easy and knowledge of how it works is one search away. Here’s a source that explains the process: https://www.cpr.org/2022/10/17/colorado-elections-ballot-cou...
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