Fox 10: 2024 Election: What happens to your ballot after it’s mailed back?

John Hook reports for Fox 10 Phoenix on a deep dive into exactly what happens to a mailed-in ballot.

Every step in the process is observed by members of the competing political parties. There’s a verifiable paper audit trail for everything that happens to a ballot.

Finally, there is a hand count audit, conducted by the competing political parties to verify the machine results match the paper ballot vote count.

[Maricopa County Recorder Stephen] Richer insists fraud is exceedingly rare.

“So, I don’t want anyone saying there’s not such a thing as fraud. I don’t want anyone saying there’s a perfect election, but what we try to do, and I believe we’re very good at it, is come up with processes that minimize that without creating an undue burden to the voter,” Richer said.

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