Mailman just dropped off my Washington State mail-in ballot. Opened it and could not....

[RussellCattle]

.....wait to vote for Joe. On my way out the door to drop it off at the drop box at the library. I don't feel silly at all about wanting to do this immediately because I've been waiting for four years for this moment.

https://imgur.com/lR2DzxK

[Sherman A1]

1. Excellent!

We voted on September 30th dropping the ballots off at the Board of Elections Headquarters in our County.

[MizLibby]

2. Good to hear they have started arriving...

98292 here

[TheOther95Percent]

3. Got mine yesterday in NYC

My husband says we can't drop off our ballots until October 24th. The drop-off spot is about a mile from the house and in the red zone (Yup. We are back to that now) so I may need to come up with Plan B.

[LisaL]

6. What is a red zone?

NT

[TheOther95Percent]

7. Spike in COVID-19 Cases in NYC Environs

The spike in COVID-19 cases has caused the city to tighten up restrictions in certain neighborhoods including where I was going to drop of my ballot.

https://ny.eater.com/2020/10/8/21507665/nyc-zoned-shutdown-coronavirus-map-brooklyn-queens

[Karma13612]

36. Sorry to hear about the red zone

I’m in NY-21 Northern New York. I have decided to vote early in-person since we are very rural and I am thinking the line shouldn’t be that long. As long as things don’t change COVID wise, our rates around here are under 1%.

They only offer early in-person at the main county Board of Elections office at least in my area. So, it’s a 35 minute drive, but I want my vote done and dusted in real time. Pretty sure it is the same day you said you can drop off your ballot.

Mask up, lather (hand gel) up, and lets get this done!!

[jorgevlorgan]

4. We got ours on the third, dropped it in the mailbox the same day.

Both mine and my wife's votes were accepted within a week (mine three days ago, and hers today).

[Wellstone ruled]

5. We got ours yesterday here in Vegas.

Already filled out and back in the mail.

[Ananda62]

63. Got mine in Vegas too

I filled out my ballot today and am dropping it off in person at a drop off location next week. I’m still worried about the mail 😕

[samnsara]

8. maybe mines in the mail today!! :)))

[KewlKat]

9. We moved to WA last year and have talked about voting in person rather than mail in. We're willing

to take the risk...I'll have to go run down to the mailbox now.

[Blue_true]

14. I believe that Washington State has drop boxes. Check with your County Registrar.

Don’t drop it late in the day or at night to sit over night, 8am-12 noon would be the best time to drop it. Here in Florida, we can walk our completed ballots into the registrar’s office.

[Wounded Bear]

16. Not even sure how to do that. We're all mail in as far as I know...nt

[KewlKat]

67. On SOs Website, FAQs, Can I vote in person...YES

Yes.

Each county opens a voting center prior to each primary, special election, and general election . Each voting center is open during business hours during the voting period, which begins eighteen days before, and ends at 8:00 p.m. on the day of, the primary, special election, or general election. You can locate your nearest voting center by logging into VoteWA.gov or contacting your county's elections department.

[pnwmom]

33. The large secure drop boxes are a great alternative to mailing, and I've been using them

for years. Go to your county's elections office and look for a map or a list.

King County has 72 of them scattered around, including at libraries and shopping malls.

[GulfCoast66]

10. Early voting in Florida starts October 19.

The wife and I are off that day. I told her bring a folding stool, water and wear a Blue shirt. I don’t care if it takes 8 hours. We are voting.

[MaryMagdaline]

11. You can also drop it off at your local supervisor of elections during the week

I did that in Broward and I could see on the website that my vote has been counted

[JDC]

12. Got the email that mine is enroute

My wife and I will be doing exactly the same thing.

[Walleye]

13. I did the same. Felt like at last at least there's something I can do about this mess.

[Blue_true]

15. It did feel great to vote for Joe and other democrats, didn't it? nt

[Walleye]

17. Yes. Seems like it's been so long since the last election. And I loved voting for Joe. I'm from DE.

[Blue_true]

29. Yes, it felt like after starving for almost four years in a dark cave with snakes striking at me,

I finally found an exit and stepped into sunlight and a verdant, fruited field.

[Akacia]

18. Waiting for mine here in Washington State.

Our mail has not came yet but hope its in there. I think I`ll have my daughter take a photograph when I drop it off just to irritate the Dumpsters on my Facebook.

[Missn-Hitch]

19. Cheers! I didn't think we get our ballots until the 16th. I am running out there now to check.

[Dem2theMax]

20. Mine is on its way to the registrar's office through the USPS.

It's being tracked and it's right where it's supposed to be.

I'm in San Diego County.

I was physically shaking when I was filling in my ballot.
It really hit me what's at stake.

[sanatanadharma]

21. My Oregon mail-in ballot arrived today

No big deal, Oregon has been successfully conducting 100% mail-in elections for a couple of decades.
My ballot was mailed September 18 and I received it in Uruguay today, October 10; three weeks to arrive.

My completed 100% Democratic ballot will be submitted via email and Oregon has a tracking system for voters to confirm receipt of the ballot.

[marlakay]

61. I live in Oregon too got huge packet of info

But no ballot yet. It will come this week. I plan to fill out and go to drop box asap! 😁🤗👏

[central scrutinizer]

70. I was in Chile/Argentina in 2018

And I’d made arrangements to vote via internet since I was moving around and didn’t have an address. Went to local election office (Eugene, Oregon) before I left US. No problemo. While I was in the office, another clerk was trying to make sure that a homeless man would be able to vote. That’s the way it should be.

[SergeStorms]

22. Just dropped off mine today.

I love the Post Office, but I wanted to make sure the board of elections had it in their grubby little hands with no dicking around.

Now, waiting 3+ weeks is going to be excruciating, but we have to send that orange asshole a message, and that message is, "YOU'RE THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER! GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR HOUSE AND OUR GOVERNMENT, AND TAKE YOUR WORTHLESS KIDS WITH YOU. ENJOY PRISON, ASSHOLE!"

[Karma13612]

40. Yea!

[AllaN01Bear]

23. got mine yesterday, filled it out and it is in its envelope to get where it is needed .

[iluvtennis]

24. Nice! nt

[George II]

25. We got ours about a week ago. Within an hour we put them in our drop box at town hall.

[slumcamper]

26. WTG! Early voted at 8 a.m. in-person at courthouse yesterday in Iowa.

Didn't want to go out but my driver's license was expiring.

Needed an appointment to go in. Security at the door. Had to go back to security when done, get in line, and wait. Social distancing/only one at a time.

Voted and turned it in at the county auditor's office. No worries about the post office "losing" my ballot!

[William Seger]

27. Colorado mailings started yesterday

[WinstonSmith4740]

28. Congraulations!

We start early voting here in Nevada next week. Can't wait...definitely going the first day it opens.

[tavernier]

30. I have my ballot... still hoping to vote in person.

At least this way I can memorize all the minutia on the ballot.

[DippyDem]

31. Just got my ballot in mail today!!

So pumped up after four years as you! I'm in Massachusetts! Will mail it back Monday! Two more days won't matter after four years!

[Tommymac]

32. In PA - Mailed our 2 out Wednesday - State website says the county has recieved them already!!!!

WooHoo!!!!!

Take that DeJoy, you punk.

[Karadeniz]

34. Your excitement has me excited! We already took ours to the post office.

[RussellCattle]

46. It really is exciting, isn't it?

[pnwmom]

35. King County's site says they're mailing them on the 14th. Are you in a different county? n/t

[RussellCattle]

42. I'm in the vast red wasteland of Spo-Kane Kounty. Pray for me. We do have our studded snow tires.

[pnwmom]

44. Well, you beat us on getting your ballots, so good for you! n/t

[Tikki]

37. Already checked (online) with our County Voters' Registrar and our....

ballots from this home have already been received and processed.

3 for Joe and Kamala...

The Tikkis + son

[barbtries]

38. yay

I felt the same way on 11September

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/_i3qHdTuQ66Ug7m7pyn3hw.8B98lhkMzsOYauPFsk9gq-

[RussellCattle]

43. Nicely done there Barb. Nice smile.

[barbtries]

45. thank you

i can't seem to find the right app to post a picture to DU.

[RussellCattle]

47. You and me both, though I have done it in the past. An age thing I'm sure. I did...

....post a link but really wanted to attach a photo of my filled out ballot.

[barbtries]

49. i noticed that

i think it was your ballot I saw. I can't recall the name of the place where I could link and the picture would show up here. I used to do it too.

[RussellCattle]

51. A while back I wanted to post a picture of a local yard sign and someone here on DU...

...walked me through going to "Imgur" and getting a web address for a photo, but I don't remember the next step. Hey! anyone out there, could you help us please.

[MizLibby]

55. Imgur Instructions

https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/210076663-Uploading-Content

hope this helps!

[RussellCattle]

59. Maybe. This talks about uploading an image and the creating a post on imgur, not a...

....post on say DU. Am I missing something?

[TallMike]

39. YUP

Just got mine as well.
Giddy is an understatement.
I'll open it tomorrow with a well distanced group of other snowflake bikers (5). Should be interesting...

[Hulk]

41. We are Washington State residents living in central Mexico....

So I am hoping our ballots arrive soon so that my sister can send them down to us here, we can fill them out and complete them, and mail them back immediately. It's going to take some extra time for them to be mailed down here.... about a week ( not with the regular mail in Mexico), and probably another week to mail them back.

I was fretting that they wouldn't arrived at our permanent address in Washington state until the 16th.... so this is good news. Every day earlier makes a big difference for us.🤠

[treehuggnlibrul]

48. My Colorado ballot arrived today

And it made it to the ballot box an hour later. I feel the same — been waiting four years for this, couldn’t wait a second longer! Go Joe and Kamala!

[Silent3]

50. I drove my ballot to a drop-off box a city hall within a hour...

...of receiving it in the mail.

I dawdled a bit when my primary ballot arrived before that, but for the general election I just HAD TO get that ballot in as quickly as possible!

[jaxexpat]

52. What a hopeful lot are we Americans.

It brings a tear to the eye.

[warmfeet]

53. I know the feeling.

My wife and I delivered our ballots to the Washington county elections office on September 29th. We have tracked them as well. They have been received and will be counted. Two more votes for Joe and Kamala.

[ailsagirl]

54. Bravo!!

Received mine yesterday-- never before have ballots seemed so utterly critical.

[whistler162]

56. PLEASE EDIT OUT THE PHOTO

of your ballot. You may be breaking the law by posting that image.

[RussellCattle]

62. Legal in Washington State. Look at attached link and explain why it's illegal...

...in so many southern states. Fucking republicans hate ballots and even pictures of ballots I guess.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/25/13389980/ballot-selfie-legal-illegal

[ChazII]

57. Mine came in today's mail

as well! Waiting until Monday because I think the polling places are closed on Sunday.

[firstwife]

58. Oh, I'm going to check the mail now!

[customerserviceguy]

60. Cathartic, isn't it! n/t

[Alice Garoute]

64. Introduction First Post

Good afternoon DU,


First time here , my name is Lounah , I choose Alice Garoute as a username because she's our Susan B Anthony , a Haitian Suffragist , and advocate for women's right .

I have been browsing since 2003 , I laughed , cried with you , but was affraid to post anything , because I was not a US citizen yet . Im Afro Carribean from Haiti and waited patiently 30 years to become a US Citizen, this year on September 14th , same week The Notorious RGB passed . I register the same day , and my first vote will be against Orange Cheeto (I never say his name ) . I came in this country as an undocumented teenager , I know more about the US then Haiti , you can imagine all the sleepless nights thinking you might be deported , had to keep my me too story to myself , but you keep pushing and stay out of trouble .

I live in Central Florida and have been married for 17years , with two kids and a husky . My Daughter just started college , my Son a middle schooler and my precious Shadow . I worked in the medical field and yes Covid19 is not a hoax . For years I have helped my community register to vote , make sure they get to the polls for Presidential , Congress , Governor and Local Election (For God Sake Democrats, Vote in Congressional Election too = we get to pick Justices ) , this year my daughter just turn 18 , so we get to accompany my husband and vote too .

Im scare of what might happened if we don't vote early , and it's a close election . I do believe the US Constitution will stands
no matter what Orange Cheeto wanna be Dictator and his enablers think ...they expect a bloodbath , so let's vote in mass.

[RussellCattle]

65. Lounah, I can't tell you how pleased I am that you chose to respond to my post...

....with your first post. Thank you so much. Welcome to DU, but really welcome to the United States, and congratulations on getting your citizenship! We are lucky to have you here. This goofy country is made all the more richer by your presence.

[Alice Garoute]

66. Introduction First Post : Biden 2020

Thanks for welcoming me , RussellCattle .

[RussellCattle]

68. You're welcome. I'll be looking up Haiti's Alice Garoute too and I just know....

.....that I'll like her and your choice of her name.

[oasis]

69. Got mine yesterday. Thanks for the reminder on the urgency. nt

[colorado_ufo]

71. I was so excited, I almost peed my pants!

Special thanks to our great Colorado Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, for running such a "tight ship" of an election. She was great on national TV, as well, in many interviews.

Hubby and I have completed our ballots, and I will be putting them in one of the many drop boxes today!

Colorado has this voting-thing buttoned down, and every state should follow the example.

[Cha]

72. Excellent point!

[Texin]

73. I was excited to receive mine. Then I remember I live in Texas with only 1 drop box in Dallas County

There's that. There's also the fact that they will require voter registration cards and photo IDs before they'll let you drop it in the frickin' box. And there's also the fact that the drop location is nearly 30 miles from my home in the City of Dallas - and I live south of LBJ and north of downtown. I'm beginning to think that I'm just as well off voting in person.

[NCjack]

74. In Chatham County, NC, I mailed my ballot on Oct 7 to the Board of Elections.

Distance from my home to the BOE is about 1 mile. The BOE's logging system showed that my ballot was accepted on Oct 10.

Thanks USPS and BOE -- that is excellent delivery and processing time!

[soldierant]

75. Got mine yesterday -

the only thing holding me up from having it in the envelope already is we have a few propositions - all important, - some not obvious - to research. Hopefully I'll get that done today, and I couldn't send it out today anyway, being Sunday.

[Unrepentant Fenian]

76. On the topic of voter fraud...

I can attest to how good Washington State is at detecting voter fraud. I live in Washington State also. We have the ballot, a secrecy envelope and an outer envelope that has to be signed and dated by the voter. A couple years ago my wife forgot to sign her envelope, so I signed it for her and put it in the mail. A few days later, before Election Day she got a letter from the Election Board stating that the signature on her voter envelope didn't look right. She had to fill out an affidavit stating that was actually her ballot and her signature!
If they can catch that, I don't think they let much get by them!

[RussellCattle]

77. You're exactly right. My daughter registered to vote here in Washington as a 21 year old, left...

....the country after graduating and lived in the Middle East. Her absentee ballots were always being questioned because her signature had changed so much from her college days signature. On her return she went to the county office to correct her old registration. Her votes always counted but she often had to verify who she was.