This is how voting should be everywhere.

[onecaliberal]

I got my ballot on Tuesday. I voted, and immediately dropped it at the nearest drop box. I just received a call from the California Secretary of State notifying me that my ballot was received and my vote counted. It was followed up with a text message.

I am begging you all to please, please, go vote now if you can. Do not wait for the shit storm of the day. Have the assurance well ahead of time.

[chowder66]

1. Yep. I dropped off my ballot on the 19th in front of the USPS around noon.

I got a notification on the 20th that it was collected by USPS at 10 am. Then later that day I got a notification at 4:44 pm that my ballot had been counted.

I use BallotTrax.

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. My ballot was issued by the Board of Elections on the 11th.

I received it on the 14th.
Put it back in the mail (with two stamps!) on the 18th.
And it was received and accepted on the 19th.

Can't get much easier than that.

[hlthe2b]

3. I begged my sister to do so (GA) before she had to leave for New Orleans...

She is one who tries to move the earth and moon before a scheduled trip and this is no different. She will be back in time Nov 1 and will make it a priority but I will have to listen to her tales of woe about how hard it was to do and how much sleep she had to lose before her next shift to make it happen.

And, had she requested a mailed ballot at the time she registered at her new address, she could have avoided all of this.

Me? Colorado. Received my mailed ballot Tuesday, took several hours to research some of the propositions and judge retentions, and drove nearby to turn it into a secured drop box on Wednesday, which is picked up securely by volunteer judges from both parties at least once every 24 hours. I will wait until Monday to email my County Clerk/Recorder to ensure there is no problem with the ballot being counted as I am a "confidential voter" such that the auto search feature will not include me. But, if as in past years, she is as efficient as one could hope, she'll confirm quickly.

Easy peasy.

[CottonBear]

5. Here's a link to PeachVote on how to vote in-person & by absentee ballot in GA:

https://www.peachvote.com/

Ballotpedia has info on all state & local races, candidates, referendums, & special questions:

https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_elections,_2022

GOTV!🗳🍑🇺🇸

[hlthe2b]

7. I sent it to her and searched her nearest early voting location...

So hopefully she will do so before she leaves town. Thanks!

[CottonBear]

8. You are very welcome!

Be sure to use Ballotpedia or her local Board of Elections website to view her specific sample ballot.

The special questions and referendums take some research to understand.

Ballotpedia has a great analysis of statewide referendums and special questions.

I had a item that was just for my county here in Georgia. I voted on day 1 of early voting!
I felt a great sense of urgency to cast my vote.

[2naSalit]

4. I totally agree.

I got mine on Monday, filled out most of it right away but there was news that the voters' guide had errors so I wanted to look into those things first. But on Tuesday morning, I had to go into town so I dropped mine off at the county courthouse drop box and said hello to my friends who work there then went on my way knowing I had accomplished that task.

It feels better to not wait in line or to even have to go stand there t the booth. I like to fill out my ballot with my morning coffee, in my jammies.

In my book that's voting American style!

[gratuitous]

6. Oregon ballots going out soon

Looking forward to receiving my Voters' Pamphlet in the mail to sit down with my ballot over a second cup of coffee and making my election decisions.

Had a friend from Indiana living in the state last election day, and she was just whomper-jawed that her Oregon ballot came in the mail, she got a Voters' Pamphlet that spelled out all the candidates and races she was eligible to vote in, endorsements from various people and organizations, and the return envelope was postage paid. Apparently not the way they run elections in Indiana.

[CTyankee]

9. We dropped our ballots off in a designated drop box in front of city hall today rather than mail

them in.

AH, deep blue CT!!

[In It to Win It]

10. I'm in Florida. I did vote-by-mail. They will notify me when they receive my ballot via email

Also, they will give me a call if something is wrong and it needs to be cured.

[Polybius]

11. I enjoy voting on Election Day

I take off from work ever other year that day.

[BluesRunTheGame]

12. I voted today!

County Court House. In person.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. Florida early voting starts Monday. I'll be there bright and early!

[BumRushDaShow]

14. My ballot was received in the mail on Wed. Oct. 12

and I was able to get out to mail it on Fri. Oct. 14. The state sent me an email confirming that my ballot had been "received timely and recorded" on Tues. Oct. 18.

Done!

[onecaliberal]

18. Woot woot!

[Retrograde]

15. The hardest part about voting

was deciding which of the 4 candidates for school board to pick. One was an obvious right-winger - "parents should control what schools teach", so she was out. The others were reasonable, so I ended up going with the two middle-of-the-roaders.

Other than that, it was fill in all the circles, place the three sheets in the envelope, and walk down to the mailbox. Dropped it in on Sunday, got the "received" email on Tuesday and "accepted" on Wednesday.

Why can't other states make it as easy as the West Coast ones do?

[W_HAMILTON]

16. Furthermore, the earlier you vote...

...the less time Democrats have to work ensuring that you do vote, meaning that that time can instead be devoted towards working on others that haven't voted yet or may not be the types that normally vote in elections such as these.

[Ms. Toad]

17. I'll be voting next Friday-

During a quiet period in my voter protection (observer) shift.

Doing my second shift today, third next Friday, and then I may take a break until election day. Unless they call begging, again. Shifts are long (10 hours during early voting, then at least 14 hours in election day).

If I'm person early voting is an option, early voting is more certain than vote by mail. Once your vote is mingled with all those other voter, it can't be extracted. Until your mailed ballot is actually scanned there are no guarantees your vote is in the mix (and in some jurisdictions they can't even start opening the ballots until the polls close)

[onecaliberal]

19. Gotcha. We're a vote by mail state so there is nothing separated.

My vote has already been counted.