Worry in the USA – Will my mail-in ballot count?


How safe?: Many US voters are requesting mail-in ballots in record numbers for the 2020 election as the coronavirus pandemic continues. — AFP

WHEN I finally got my mail-in ballot this week I found myself grasping it tightly, like a precious object someone might steal.

For days I’d been discussing with friends and relatives how to ensure our votes get counted. Does one dare trust the politically discredited post office, or partisan courts that might toss out mail-in ballots? Or President Donald Trump, who repeatedly and falsely claims they cause massive fraud, and sends legions of lawyers to suppress them?

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