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Here I'd have to insert between step 2 and 3 "get it notarized", here ballots don't count if mailed in without a notary.
That's really weird. In my state, the only signature that matters is the voter's, and the voter can track their ballot though every stage of the vote counting process. I forget what it looks like exactly, but I think there's an option for someone to sign if they're helping the person fill it out.
I personally drop mine off at the ballot box because I feel like it's safer (and I don't want to pay for a stamp).
Requiring a notary to sign would probably be considered illegal voter suppression and potentially considered a "poll tax" (because you'd essentially need a bank account to get access to a notary).
Guessing they would state that if you had no access to a notary, voting in person is still allowed (with a valid state issued photo id)
Then the counter is that some people can't reasonably get to a polling station, either due to work schedules, disability, etc, except at significant cost.
You have to pay someone for your ballot to be valid? Sounds pretty unconstitutional.
Voting in person has no such restriction. Though now you need a valid state instead 6 photo id...