How Soon Will You Request Your Ballot???

[qwlauren35]

My sister said that there is no such thing as "too soon" and that we should request our absentee ballots today.

Do you agree?

BTW: My mail is sporadic, doesn't come every day, doesn't get picked up every day. I've been waiting for a package for over a week.

If I was voting absentee, I would request my ballot now.

[hlthe2b]

1. If you are in a state that requires you to REQUEST an absentee ballot, you would have to either

complete an application online or request the application. That part of the process you should do asap. That doesn't mean you get the ballot right away. States send them out at a specified time before the election, allowing you plenty of time to return or to drop it off if you so choose.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Already have. I sent it in last week.

My mail has been a little sketchy lately and I don't check every day, but will probably go down tomorrow to check since I also have a package.

[Sherman A1]

3. Mine has already been requested

St. Louis County BOE did a wonderful job for those of us over 65 and sent out all the ballot requests when the April Primary was delayed. I voted in our State Primary two weeks ago and as soon as the November ballot shows up, it will be filled out and hand delivered to the BOE offices.

[questionseverything]

4. i have already requested mine but

since we haven't had either convention, I don't think they can be printed yet?

voting absentee and dropping off the ballot at the election authority early leaves me open to help with phones or driving voters that need rides to the polls

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Already did.

I requested the primary ballot and the GE ballot on line at the same time at least a month ago, as soon as the request was allowed. I got the primary ballot in the mail about a week later, filled it out and sent it in (the primary is on Aug. 11). They will send me the GE ballot in September and just to be on the safe side I'll hand-deliver it to the proper location as soon as it's allowed.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I believe that California ballots will be coming in October, but I can't remember for sure.

Anyway, the ballots will arrive without our having to request them. We've already been contacted to make sure the address on our record is actually our address. It is.

I plan to fill mine out and hand deliver it to a ballot box at one of the nearby polling places.

[Brother Buzz]

16. My California ballot seems to arrive exactly 30 days before the election

I will get nervous if I don't have it in my paws the first week of October.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. See Post #19. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

23. LOL, almost exactly thirty days!

Or maybe I was thinking 28 days - I'm easily confused

[myccrider]

29. My husband and I are on auto absentee ballot, too.

But no one has ever checked to be sure we were at our address before sending out our ballots. Could there be a difference in county procedures? We’re in OC and at the same address for over 30 years.

[Blue_true]

7. Your sister is right. nt

[LisaL]

8. Nobody is going to send you your ballot now.

The ballots haven't been printed yet. You can request them now but you are still going to have to wait until the ballots are printed and ready to be mailed to you.

[qwlauren35]

11. I changed the word

from "get your ballot" to "request your ballot".

[Blue_true]

12. The key word is "request". Do that and you are in the queue.

Wait and you end up at the bottom of the pile, that seldom work out well.

[LisaL]

13. My request form is all ready to be mailed.

I am mailing it this week.

[RockRaven]

9. I'm fortunate to live in a place which will be sending me one without a request

Everyone should have this.

[Arkansas Granny]

10. I requested mine a couple of weeks ago.

[herding cats]

14. Whelp, since I don't qualify I won't be.

I'm marching in in a mask, safety glasses and disposable gloves. I have, and may for giggles, toss a beekeeper hat over my ensemble. They'll, no doubt make me remove it, but my statement will have been made.

[Lefta Dissenter]

15. Mine has been requested (WI)

And when the time gets closer, I can check the elections board website to see when my ballot is mailed out to me.

For any Wisconsinites who are unfamiliar with the website, here it is.

https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/

You can check your registration and voter history and request absentee ballots.

[hedda_foil]

17. Already did.

[brooklynite]

18. Most States won't let you order your ballot "today"

Most States haven't published their ballot.

[Iggo]

19. California mails them out to everyone starting October 5th.

No need to ask.

[Ohio Joe]

21. I'm in Colorado so...

I double checked my registration back for the primary, so i'm good there. It will just come and i'll drop it off at the local library the next dat. Easy peasy

[COLGATE4]

22. Yesterday!

[Wounded Bear]

24. No "requesting" here in WA. They just send them out...

The only concern is what Repubs do to the USPS.

[Guilded Lilly]

25. Requested in Ohio three weeks ago. Then called to make sure they had received it

[AmericanCanuck]

26. I have already requested mine

[Hekate]

27. We're in Calif & long ago asked that our mail-in status become permanent. Iggo above says Oct 5...

Our plan is to fill them in promptly and drop them off at the County collection center.

I agree, if you’ve decided to vote by mail, you should take care of that right now with your County Registrar of Voters.

[Flaleftist]

28. I will be early voting in person.

However, if I was to vote by mail, I'd request it as soon as possible.

[DFW]

30. Already done.

Dallas is very good about this, and once I have voted absentee (as I did in the Texas primary), I get all other election ballots for that year sent to me in Germany about 5 weeks in advance of each election.

[ProfessorGAC]

31. Illinois Is Sending...

...mail-in applications to registered voters.
We got our mailing Monday.
The earliest date to mail in a ballot in Sept 24, so I'll send it in this week.
Should get the ballots in 2 weeks. (Per state website). Then I'll mail them on 9/24.
Geez, I can fill out both. My wife & I are voting straight D anyway!
Or, she could fill out mine, & vice versa. The votes are going to be the same anyway.