The return envelope sent out with Denver's absentee ballots instructs voters to affix postage that's 24 cents less than the mailing actually costs.
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As of Wednesday, the Denver Election Commission said about 44,000 ballots went out to residents. Each of those had a return envelope that instructed voters to include postage for 63 cents.
But the 2.3 ounce package costs 87 cents to mail - 24 cents more than the instructions indicate.
Oops.
Their vendor was the one responsible for the instructions. Now, they will have to reimburse the post office for any shortfall in postage. If all of the 44,000 affected ballots are returned, that comes to over $10,000, and that's not counting the effects of the bad PR come contract renewal time.
Their vendor? Sequoia Voting Systems. The very same Sequoia Voting Systems that is so well-trusted here in AZ.
The only good note is that Denver's elections commission has assured everyone concerned that "No ballot will be refused."
At least we know that the ever-vigilant Jan Brewer is on the case here, right?
Later!
1 comment:
It's not just Denver... my ballot came from Arapahoe County, just outside Denver in the suburbs, and it, too, says I need 63 cents postage. Eeek..
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