Atlantic County, NJ Clerk Wants These Voters Ballots To Count

Atlantic County, New Jersey Clerk Joe Giralo has stepped-up to defend voters whose election ballots have not been counted through no fault of their own.

Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo

Unless the Atlantic County Board of Elections does it job, 24 Atlantic County voters will be disenfranchised because of a postal error.

These voters did everything they were asked to do. They should not lose their right to have their ballots counted because of an administrative failure outside of their control. Every legally cast vote deserves to be counted, said Giralo.

This Is The United States of America — This Can’t Be Allowed To Happen

We hear all of the time, that every vote counts and every vote must be counted. This can’t just be a cliché, or, some kind of political campaign speech.

This fundamental belief and absolute constitutional right must be put into action. It’s good that Giralo is standing-up for these 24 voters.

Joe Giralo Further Said …

The 24 returning "cure letters" (letters offering voters who have a deficiency in their already-received ballot, for instance, they forgot to sign it, etc.) that would have been considered for correcting their respective deficiency, were, in essence, held by USPS due to an alleged postage dispute. However, Giralo cites various conversations and communications with USPS where promises were made to deliver official election mail quickly and efficiently. For the 24 voters who did everything right here, these promises did not ring true, said Giralo.

Joe Giralo — The Epilog

These voters did everything they were asked to do. They should not lose their right to have their ballots counted because of an administrative failure outside of their control. Every legally cast vote deserves to be counted, said Giralo.