Mail truck robbery in Sacramento raises concerns over missing election ballots
A daylight robbery of a postal truck in Sacramento’s College Glen area may have included election ballots, prompting fears of voter disenfranchisement.
In the afternoon of Tuesday, a suspect drove a gray SUV to a postal truck in Sacramento’s College Glen district, forced open the rear compartment and fled with several mail trays. US Postal Inspector Jonathan Lanning warned that the stolen cargo might contain absentee ballots, heightening worries as Election Day approaches. One resident, Mary Brown, said she never received a scheduled delivery that should have included her great-grandchildren’s ballots, learning of the theft only through a neighborhood app.
Sacramento County elections employee Ken Casparis explained that voters who do not get their ballot can request a replacement by phone or email, and only the first correctly signed ballot will be counted. Authorities are urging voters to monitor ballot status on the California Secretary of State’s website, and the Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for tips leading to arrests.
Why it matters
Missing ballots could prevent voters from casting their votes in an upcoming election.
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