Election judges checking ballots?

[question everything]

From the photo in the strib first page, seems that they check them. With the following caption

Ramsey County election judges Nancy Matthews and Kathy Lair checked ballots. After they are removed from envelopes, they are scanned by computer, then counted after the polls close.

Looks to me as it they actually are checking the marking. Oh well

[beachbumbob]

1. these are republican AND democratic judges and shouldn;t not be implying that

something nefarious is goin on

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Yes they are,

Minny Rules were equal number from each represented Political Party.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. They are required by law to check each ballot

to be sure it's the correct one for the precinct and that it isn't damaged or unreadable by the tabulator. https://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2092/absentee-voting-administration-guide.pdf Nothing nefarious is going on.

[question everything]

4. Thanks, good to know