We have been assured to have no concerns about mail vote tampering in Lexington County.

As our Chuck McCurry reported, the County Elections Commission is on top of the situation with plenty of safeguards against tampering.

It’s the delayed mail vote counting in key battleground states that could be a problem.

The 1st delays may begin as ballots are received, political analyst Karl Rover writes.

In 7 contested states – Arizona, Florida, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – election authorities must receive ballots by Election Day, Nov. 3. Rove expects no problems there.

Georgia law requires ballots to be received by Election Day, too.

Georgia is appealing a federal judge’s order extending the deadline extending the deadline to Nov. 6.

5 battleground states permit ballot delivery after Election Day. And in Iowa, ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 2 and received by noon Nov. 9, in Ohio postmarked by Nov. 2 and received by Nov. 13, in North Carolina, Nov. 3 and received Nov. 6 in Minnesota and Nevada Nov. 3 and received Nov. 10.

This could string the count out if the race is close.

The big problem comes when states match signatures on ballots to those on voter rolls and verify each is valid. This is timeconsuming and difficult.

7 states in contention let verification begin early: Georgia, Minnesota and Nevada on a ballot’s receipt, Florida starting

22 days before the election, Arizona 14 days ahead, and North Carolina and Ohio at the discretion of local election boards.

6 battleground states don’t allow verification until the day before Election Day or on Election Day. Real problems will emerge when there’s a big increase in mail-in ballots.

The results may not be known for weeks. And there will probably be legal challenges to the outcome, no matter whether Trump or Biden wins.

What’s your opinion?

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The Presidential race results may be legally challenged no matter who wins.