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RandySF

(58,684 posts) Mon May 4, 2020, 01:09 PM May 2020

The city government in Milwaukee passed a law to mail absentee ballot applications with prepaid return postage to roughly 300,000 registered voters.

Milwaukee is the largest Democratic stronghold in Wisconsin, a key battleground in the 2020 presidential election.

https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/04/milwaukee-will-send-absentee-ballot-applications-to-voters/

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Milwaukee Will Send Absentee Ballot Applications to Voters (Original Post) RandySF May 2020 OP

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear May 2020 #3

Republicans legislators will try to stop it in 3..2..1 hauckeye May 2020 #4

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1. It would be great if others this like Cleveland, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, would do the same

Mon May 4, 2020, 01:21 PM

May 2020

I wonder what the legality is for this. This could be very beneficial in swing states with large AA populations...

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2. The Democratic adult leaders here in New Mexico are mailing all registered* voters an

Mon May 4, 2020, 01:23 PM

May 2020

absentee ballot. How cool is it that elections have good consequences too?

*with a major party

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3. K & R...for visibility...nt

Mon May 4, 2020, 01:39 PM

May 2020

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4. Republicans legislators will try to stop it in 3..2..1

Mon May 4, 2020, 01:49 PM

May 2020