I can attest mail-in voting with errors

I take exception to Curtis Roessler’s assertion in his recent letter that “The use of absentee ballots and mail-in voting is safe, secure and a great way to encourage participation in our great democracy.”

I have run for local office in Hartford and West Hartford eight times. I served on the Hartford Board of Education. I served on the West Hartford Town Council. I have served as an official for two recounts. In every instance, the Election Day machine tallies (old machines) were upheld, without a single adjustment. By contrast, the absentee count in every instance required an adjustment due to error. In one instance, a 50-vote error in the absentee vote count resulted in a change in the election outcome. I report this as first-hand fact, not advocacy and as a citizen, not as a registered Republican.

Al Turco, West Hartford