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Doreen

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13. My friends daughter worked in a place that collected mail ins

Reply to coeur_de_lion (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2018, 05:06 AM

Jul 2018

and monitored polling areas. She found out that if a persons signature is not extremely legible then the vote is thrown out. Now, tell me, how many blind people are not getting their vote heard? My friend is blind and smarter and more capable than most people but because her signature is not perfect her vote will more than likely be thrown out. She votes even with that knowledge but what is she to do? Living in Washington state all voting is done by mail and except for what I just said I like it better than going to the machines. However, if they can throw my friends away it would be just as easy for them to throw anybodies away.

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Voting by mail [View all] coeur_de_lion Jul 2018 OP

Most of my state Oregon is by mail marlakay Jul 2018 #1

One (Republican) paper vote scandal in OR that I know of flibbitygiblets Jul 2018 #3

My CA county votes by mail only underthematrix Jul 2018 #2

I think you misunderstand the purpose of my post coeur_de_lion Jul 2018 #4

Oh. Okay. So you're asking underthematrix Jul 2018 #5

Ultimately, a mail in ballot is a piece of paper leftieNanner Jul 2018 #26

I'm in Florida, but was in Indiana before I moved here radical noodle Jul 2018 #6

I am in Florida. Blue_true Jul 2018 #20

That's our system too radical noodle Jul 2018 #22

In my state we can go online and make sure our mailed ballot got there. pnwmom Jul 2018 #7

There is about a 2% rejection rate for vote by mail Gothmog Jul 2018 #8

Problems with VBM diva77 Jul 2018 #9

Thats what I was afraid of coeur_de_lion Jul 2018 #16

It's unfortunate, but a real problem. The best way to vote is: 1)ensure that your registration is diva77 Jul 2018 #17

what if I fill out my ballot coeur_de_lion Jul 2018 #18

carry it there on election day? or prior? Since I don't know what state you're in diva77 Jul 2018 #24

In California, this is fine. leftieNanner Jul 2018 #27

My county has scanned paper ballots for all elections. Blue_true Jul 2018 #21

we need to VOTE BY MAIL .... like we do in OREGON. it is great trueblue2007 Jul 2018 #10

Agreed leftieNanner Jul 2018 #28

Most important thing is that it is easy to vote by mail. I doubt it's any easier to hack, Hoyt Jul 2018 #11

I love voting by mail! cbreezen Jul 2018 #12

My friends daughter worked in a place that collected mail ins Doreen Jul 2018 #13

Arizona here. I vote by mail. Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2018 #14

We always vote by mail but we take the ballots straight to the courthouse. Most cities have drop OregonBlue Jul 2018 #15

I can vote by mail because I'm older than 65. Jane Austin Jul 2018 #19

I live in Oregon where vote-by-mail Mme. Defarge Jul 2018 #23

Can't speak for security but it is easier crazycatlady Jul 2018 #25

"It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." cutroot Jul 2018 #29

When we vote by mail, how do they know that we only voted once? FakeNoose Jul 2018 #30

Is it safer? I'm not sure because it's down to who or what counts those votes ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #31

I just voted absentee,(Mail in) in Ohio... jdadd Jul 2018 #32