If you tie your shoes before they go on your feet, it’s harder to put them on. The order in which things are done matters.
In Pennsylvania, the Department of State has allowed at least 249,000 unverified voters to receive mail-in ballots so far in the 2022 general election, due to an odd process for verifying the identity of those requesting mail-in ballots where people vote first and verify their identification later.
The Department of State also recently changed directives for county election boards, creating procedural confusion, and drawing fire from 15 Pennsylvania House members, in the form of a letter (pdf) demanding the department immediately correct its guidance and tell counties they may not count the ballots of unverified voters until proof of ID is received….