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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:14 PM Aug 2020

When is the earliest date that you can vote the rat out?

Here in my crazy piece of Florida, Early Voting in person begins October 19. That is 62 days from now.

I will have a completed Absentee ballot as soon as it hits my mailbox, but will only use that if I'm physically unable to vote in person.

Voting in today's Primary got me even more psyched up.

I cannot wait until then, 62 days.


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When is the earliest date that you can vote the rat out? (Original Post) NightWatcher Aug 2020 OP
October 6 in Ohio luvs2sing Aug 2020 #1
Wow, only 49 days. NightWatcher Aug 2020 #5
Cheers and happy birthday! luvs2sing Aug 2020 #8
October 14th peggysue2 Aug 2020 #2
Around 16 Oct 2020. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #3
October 29 here in good old Red Oklahoma. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #4
Caution: Check your state's rules for switching from absentee to in-person voting CottonBear Aug 2020 #6
Definitely. LisaL Aug 2020 #11
That's good advice. In my county we can drop off the blank ballot and exchange it for a reg ballot NightWatcher Aug 2020 #13
October 7 in Arizona! Mike 03 Aug 2020 #7
My mail-in ballot will be presorted and parked at my post office Brother Buzz Aug 2020 #9
October 5th in California. tinrobot Aug 2020 #10
We mailed our FWAB's (Fed Write In Absentee Ballot) yesterday from France GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #12
Dear Pennsylvania Voter: yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2020 #14
That will be such a birthday present for myself to vote for Biden/Harris! Roland99 Aug 2020 #15
Sept 19 JennyMominFL Aug 2020 #16
Nearly identical plan for me in Virginia; first day is September 18th here. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #21
Mine is in the mail to me on Oct 5. Delmette2.0 Aug 2020 #17
September 18 (MN). The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #18
Ours begins 10/24. We can walk into any polling place in the county and vote... TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #19
September 18th in Virginia lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #20

peggysue2

(10,833 posts)
2. October 14th
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:19 PM
Aug 2020

In Tennessee. Though my husband and I intended to go with the absentee vote this year, we've changed our minds. Early vote starts on the date above.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
6. Caution: Check your state's rules for switching from absentee to in-person voting
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:22 PM
Aug 2020

after you have already received your absentee ballot.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
7. October 7 in Arizona!
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:22 PM
Aug 2020
Arizona voters can also vote before Election Day. The early voting period runs from Wednesday, October 7, 2020 to Friday, October 30, 2020, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live. Contact your county recorder's office for details about in-person early voting locations and hours of operation.


Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)
9. My mail-in ballot will be presorted and parked at my post office
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:30 PM
Aug 2020

for a Monday, 05 Oct delivery.

I anticipate my Registrar of Voters will have my returned ballot acknowledged as received by the 12th of October, but the validation may take a few more days; they will have a tall stack to work through.

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)
12. We mailed our FWAB's (Fed Write In Absentee Ballot) yesterday from France
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:35 PM
Aug 2020

We're hoping that they are in the Philadelphia County Elector's office in 7 days.

We'll still vote our regular absentee ballots as soon as we get them and possibly will be sending them FedEx if the board of elections will accept that.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
14. Dear Pennsylvania Voter:
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:51 PM
Aug 2020

We are writing to remind you that earlier this year, you signed up to be an annual mail-in voter in Pennsylvania or you recently applied for a mail-in ballot for the general election. Thank you! If you still live in the same county as when you applied, you do not need to re-apply for a mail-in ballot. You will receive a ballot in the mail in September or October, and you will be able to securely vote from the comfort and safety of your home. We are contacting all mail-in ballot applicants, so they do not mistakenly submit duplicate requests.

To track your ballot, visit votesPA.com/MailBallotStatus and enter your information. Right now, your status will be listed as “pending.” If you check your status closer to the election, you will see when your ballot is mailed and when your voted ballot has been received by your county election office.

Moved? Moving? Will move?

If you recently moved, or will move before the November election, contact your county election office to ensure your mail-in or absentee ballot will be sent to your new address. If you moved out of your county, you will need to change your registration and request to maintain your permanent mail-in ballot status or have your existing mail-in application transferred. If you no longer wish to vote by mail, you may also contact your county election office to change your permanent mail-in ballot status.

Thank you, and stay safe and well,
Kathy Boockvar

JennyMominFL

(218 posts)
16. Sept 19
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 03:53 PM
Aug 2020

In Florida we are supposed to have our mail in ballots by Sept 19. I will walk mine in to the board of elections as soon as possible

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
21. Nearly identical plan for me in Virginia; first day is September 18th here.
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 04:10 PM
Aug 2020

And I plan to walk mine in to the County Registrar.

We've never had ealry, absentee, or mail-in voting before, but we flipped the state blue last year and as a result, democracy is now legal in Virginia.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
19. Ours begins 10/24. We can walk into any polling place in the county and vote...
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 04:06 PM
Aug 2020

But, this is a pretty big county, and with one place per town it could be a hike.

Dunno what it means for the general, but for the primary I voted early and was the only one in there.

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