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cilla4progress

(26,526 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2020, 11:54 PM Mar 2020

Mail in voting, people, c'mon, [View all]

this is stupid.

My state Washington has been doing it automatically for everyone for like 10 years.

Do I miss seeing the great woman elders at the election station and getting my i voted sticker? Sure. But so worth it.

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Mail in voting, people, c'mon, [View all] cilla4progress Mar 2020 OP

No shit RandySF Mar 2020 #1

I used to live in WA customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #2

We're seeing the down side of it tonight, though... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #3

This is true Andy823 Mar 2020 #23

Michigan has just begun to allow anyone to vote an absentee ballot. llmart Mar 2020 #37

I voted by mail in California...and I voted for someone who is not longer in the race Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #4

GMTA...see reply #3.. Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #5

But my ballot is not invalidated Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #6

Same thing here in Arizona ChazII Mar 2020 #16

So did I, and I don't regret it Retrograde Mar 2020 #7

I don't disagree, but it will be interesting to see if it impacts the results Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #9

Same here...my family lives in a mail-in-only precinct unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #13

Same shanti Mar 2020 #15

Same for me here in Georgia. Different Drummer Mar 2020 #21

Does VBM operate differently, depending on state? Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #8

Similar here in WA, but no notarization, just signed... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #10

That makes a lot more sense to me. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #17

not in Indiana LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #20

Thanks for responding. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #22

I've voted by mail in FL for years mcar Mar 2020 #11

I like the ritual of going to the polls and moonscape Mar 2020 #12

I voted by mail jeffreyi Mar 2020 #14

This is how to get low income voters to cast a vote. BSdetect Mar 2020 #18

Or moving it to Saturday. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #19

A lot of low income jobs require weekend/holiday work... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #24

Nothing is perfect. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #25

Yes, it's not a "bad" idea, not trying to make the perfect the enemy of the good here. Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #28

National holiday, I think, is the way to go. Caliman73 Mar 2020 #31

California puts sticker in the mail. itsrobert Mar 2020 #26

I vote by mail in CA SoCalNative Mar 2020 #27

But a lot of people in Washington may have thrown away their vote. LisaM Mar 2020 #29

Plus, in CA, your mail-in ballot has a numbered stub; you can check receipt of your ballot online. VOX Mar 2020 #30

I'm in California, vote by mail, and have a "Voter's Receipt" PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #33

I stand corrected. The ability to track your mail-in vote depends on your county of residence. VOX Mar 2020 #34

That is fine, this is an informative thread. Thank you VOX. PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #35

Hang on to your "Voters Receipt" regardless. VOX Mar 2020 #38

Our mail ins come with a sticker lame54 Mar 2020 #32

Being one of the "great woman elders" at the station Maeve Mar 2020 #36