NC GOP party rep says "completed absentee ballots may have been destroyed"

[ColemanMaskell]

113. Yeah, my dad the same way

He had said consistently that he was ready to go. But yeah, you miss them, and you want to honor their memories -- you don't want anyone gravestone-scraping their names and applying (illegally) for credit cards or, for that matter, fake id with which to pass as citizens; or to vote illegally on their behalf. Most people feel the same way about that as you do, even most Republicans. Votes being cast on behalf of the dead is a rare occurrence. I have read about rare cases where a live-at-home adult child continues to collect retirement benefits on behalf of the deceased, probably because automated payments keep arriving and they are tempted. Even if an automated process made a ballot be sent through the mail, though, I doubt anyone would take it from the mailbox and use it to cast an extra vote. There just isn't enough benefit to justify the personal risk.