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yaesu

(8,020 posts)
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:24 PM Sep 2020

Just found out that all the ballots my republican clerk sent out last week have been voided

So 6000 people, some who have already mailed them or dropped off, now find out they are worthless pieces of paper (the clerks words) because they left a judges name off. New ballots are supposed to be mailed out at a later date. Republican dirty tricks or a simple mistake?

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lastlib

(23,197 posts)
4. Depends on how much later.......
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:30 PM
Sep 2020

If they dawdle very long, it's a GOPee vote-suppression trick. Who runs the election office?

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
7. I've dealt with the Bureau of Elections before & were very helpful, based in Lansing
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:38 PM
Sep 2020

The local clerk refused to send an absentee ballot to my mom back in '12 though she was fully qualified for one (elderly + wheelchair bound), she called me, I immediately called the Bureau, 15 minutes later the clerk called her, said they would hand deliver a ballot right away, which they did & she cast her Obama vote.

jorgevlorgan

(8,285 posts)
5. Likely a mistake. Maybe a candidate for local office dropped out or died or something
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:34 PM
Sep 2020

So they had to change it last minute.

llmart

(15,536 posts)
6. What district are you in?
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:38 PM
Sep 2020

I haven't gotten my ballot yet, but I'm going to be on the lookout for my area which is fairly red (rural northern Macomb).

demmiblue

(36,835 posts)
9. Probably a mistake.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 03:42 PM
Sep 2020

A small amount of ballots were sent overseas with a Libertarian candidate as VP for Trump.

Apparently, Trump had a hissy fit.

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