Actually it isn’t. Or at least it isn’t much, if at all, worse than regular in-person voting. Ever think of that?
Regular in-person voting is also subject to voter fraud. There is no perfect system. However, there is a science to mitigate such security risks with information. And what do you know, it’s called Information Security. The United States Government has a lot of information they would like to keep secure, one of those things is voter information and results.
Enter the CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency). Just like health agencies can predict the spread of infectious diseases, security agencies can model and predict security threats.
Allow me to spoil the results of the CISA’s findings.
All forms of voting –in this case mail-in voting –bring a variety of cyber and infrastructure risks… mail-in voting has a series of layered safeguards to defend the process from manipulation.
CISA Mail in Voting Infrastructure Risk Assessment
If you so please, you can take a look at their assessment that was completed in July of this year. The CISA summarizes their findings and even provides information on how local organizations can mitigate mail-in voting fraud.
The News
The New York Post recently had an article about mail-in voting fraud. But if you dig deeper, many of the nefarious actions this fraudster would put into place are covered by the CISA’s findings and they provide suggestions on how to mitigate those risks.
The best part is when they were unable to fraudulently complete the mail-in vote, it was easier to send people to impersonate real-life voters.
When all else failed, the insider would send operatives to vote live in polling stations, particularly in states like New Jersey and New York that do not require voter ID. Pennsylvania, also for the most part, does not.
New York Post
Stay Safe
Keep your mail-in ballot safe by signing the envelope legibly and accurately. States often compare this signature to the one on your license.
Don’t let someone else mail your ballot for you. Drop yours off at a mailbox or hand it to your postal carrier.