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In the case of that man, it is pretty easy to figure out which one is his. In case you didn't notice, each ballot is numbered, there is a list of who got which ballot AND it's recorded on the little slip you fill out with your name, birthdate and address.
However, the logistics of trying to find every person who died after casting an absentee ballot is ridiculous. You can't even get a copy of a death certificate for like 30 days after the person dies. How would the elections officials even know that the person died? What if they cast an absentee ballot because they were going out of town and died while out of town? I've had co-workers who jumped through hoops trying to get the city/state/IRS, etc. realize that someone was dead. So, even though it's a good ethical question, feasibility has to be taken into account.
Dee
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