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NNadir

(33,512 posts)
Tue Aug 11, 2020, 08:32 AM Aug 2020

I can hand carry my absentee ballot to the Board of Elections and Circumvent Trump's Destruction... [View all]

...of the Post Office.

Concerned about the politicization of even the US Post Office, I emailed my commissioners. Here is the exchange:

Dear Mr. XXXXXX:

You are entitled to deliver your Mail-In Ballot to the Board's Office and you may utilize any secure drop box located throughout the County. The list of drop boxes to place the ballot in will be updated prior to the November Election. Please note that if you and your family elect to hand deliver Mail-In Ballots to the Board, the ballot must be completed prior to arriving at the window. The Staff will have a form to complete to confirm your delivery.

Anthony R. Francioso
Mercer County Board of Elections

From: XXXX <XXXX@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:37 PM
To: boardofelections mercercounty.org <boardofelections@mercercounty.org>; Corrigan, Mary <mcorrigan@mercercounty.org>; Francioso, Anthony <afrancioso@mercercounty.org>
Subject: Questions connected with absentee ballots.

Dear Commissioners:

It has become clear that the US Post Office is under attack in connection with the election, and efforts are being made to politicize it by the officials in the current federal government.

In connection with my personal responsibility to help our democracy survive, I want to be sure my vote will be counted and not trashed or deliberately "lost."

As such, can I and my family request an absentee ballot and hand deliver the filled out ballots directly to the board of elections?

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Best regards,

XXXXX
Such and Such Road.

Some town somewhere, NJ ZZZZZ

This is what I'm going to advise all four Biden voters in my family to do.
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I plan to bring my ballot to the county auditor's office, as my bullwinkle428 Aug 2020 #1
We are doing the same here! Alliepoo Aug 2020 #2
You have to have it mailed to you first. My mail is soooo bad right now I don't know if mucifer Aug 2020 #3
Download your absentee ballot from vote.org eppur_se_muova Aug 2020 #9
It's an application, not a ballot. LisaL Aug 2020 #12
Oh, right. Doesn't help. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2020 #13
Exactly. All of this plans to supposedly avoid USPS still involve USPS. LisaL Aug 2020 #14
No, this is overkill Cicada Aug 2020 #4
That's you're opinion. I happen to follow climate change in great detail. NNadir Aug 2020 #5
Did Rush Holt win by one vote? Or tie? Cicada Aug 2020 #10
Rush Holt won when absentee ballots were counted. NNadir Aug 2020 #19
What are the odds an early mail in ballot won't be counted? Cicada Aug 2020 #20
Much higher than the odds that I'll further tolerate this silly conversation. n/t. NNadir Aug 2020 #21
Same here. LastDemocratInSC Aug 2020 #6
That's what I'm doing. ananda Aug 2020 #7
We have a drop box in front of city hall here in New Haven. CTyankee Aug 2020 #8
You need to have a ballot to drop off. LisaL Aug 2020 #15
Yep. We just put our applications for absentee ballots in that box. CTyankee Aug 2020 #16
I sent my application too. LisaL Aug 2020 #17
I trust that the city of New Haven is doing the right thing here, or as best as they can. CTyankee Aug 2020 #18
You still have to get this ballot delivered to you. LisaL Aug 2020 #11
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