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Amid controversy over the deadline to accept a vote by mail in the 2020 US presidential election, a video showed many votes accumulated at a post office in the battlefield state of Florida.
According to the Fox NewsU.S. postal officials are investigating a video widely shared online over the weekend showing about 50 mail-in ballots piled up at the Princeton Post Office in Miami-Dade County, the largest county in Miami. Florida. The host of this video is Kionne McGhee, Democratic leader of the Florida House of Representatives. These mail-in ballots have been in the post office for at least a week, he said.
“I was very shocked, frustrated and angry watching this video. I can’t imagine those ballots in the mailbox day after day,” said Mr. McGhee.
Local officials entered the investigation shortly after the video was shared. A state attorney said he had directed all post office distribution centers in Miami-Dade to inspect immediately and that all leftover ballots should be sent immediately to the electoral body. The Miami-Dade election agency said it contacted the United States Post Office and also investigated the matter. “We guarantee that the postal ballots will be delivered in a timely manner,” the agency promised.
In Florida, mail-in ballots are only accepted when mailed to the local elections office by 7 pm on Election Day (November 3), regardless of the postmarked date. Florida is one of the battlefield states that can determine the outcome of this year’s US presidential election.
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of people who voted by mail in the US in this year’s elections has risen to a record high. This form of voting generates considerable controversy over the validity of the ballot. Regulations vary from state to state, while some states accept ballots received by mail after elections as long as they are postmarked before Election Day, while some states only count ballots received by mail by election. get ahead of election day.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump urged that vote counting stop at the end of Election Day. The owner of the White House is also open to legal challenges related to the post-election vote count.
Minh Phuong
According to the Fox News
