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If they decide the signature on the ballot can't be verified, Texas election officials may continue rejecting mail-in ballots without notifying voters until after the election that their ballot wasn't counted, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.Les votes par correspondance pourront être rejetés arbitrairement sans autre preuve que la conviction personnelle et le pifomètre de personnes sans compétentes particulières en la matière. Pire encore les électeurs concernés ne seront notifiés qu'aprés l'élection et n'auront donc pas la possibilité légale de contester.The state election code does not establish any standards for signature review, which is conducted by local election officials who seldom have training in signature verification.
Voters must be notified within 10 days after the election that their ballot was rejected, but state election law does not require affording them an opportunity to challenge the rejection, the appeals court ruling noted.