An attorney in Israel, David Baskind, drew international press attention last week
after the Jerusalem Post quoted him Friday as noting a provision that says valid
absentee ballots need not be postmarked by Nov. 7 or earlier.
"Please make every effort to see to it that your ballot is postmarked," Baskind said
Monday, reading from an addendum to the Miami-Dade County absentee ballot
form sent him. "If, however, you do not have a method to show a postmark, and
your ballot is received by the Nov. 17 deadline, it will be counted."
Such a loophole would appear to open the door to ballots being cast after Election
Day, when the close race already had become international news.
Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, whose office oversees Florida elections,
confirmed Monday the postmark loophole. Indeed, the pertinent Florida law says
merely that an overseas voter must submit a ballot that is "postmarked or signed and
dated" by Election Day.
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