Dossier
vote-by-mail ballot
Coverage of vote-by-mail ballot in the Nexus archive.
- Dead voter allegation fuels concerns about voting safeguards as blue state official turns herself in
An Illinois alderman, Sylvia Sims Bolton, turned herself in after prosecutors alleged she submitted her deceased mother's vote-by-mail ballot, which was flagged during verification. The case has sparked concerns about mail-in voting and voter-roll safeguards, with election integrity advocates and the state GOP chairman highlighting the incident as an example of potential vulnerabilities.