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frazzled

(18,402 posts)
21. I know what the rules are in my state
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 12:17 AM
Sep 2020

I don’t need to call the Election Office if I don’t receive a ballot (though I will receive it, because I applied in July and they will begin sending them September 24). The rules are already clear. You can go to an early or regular voting site and they will automatically give you a provisional ballot. And if I do receive my ballot but change my mind and want to vote in person instead I can just cede my ballot to an election official who will spoil it and give me a regular ballot.

But NONE of this was the point of my post. The OP said not to use the post office. My point was to remark that simply to obtain your mail-in ballot you necessarily have to use the post office. They are sent through the mail. Everybody will have to depend on the post office if they want a mail-in ballot.

Honestly, I think early in-person voting is going to be easiest. It’s spread over about 20 days where I live. If I have to go into a site to drop off my ballot, and then keep waiting to see if it was (a) accepted, and (b) counted ... I might as well vote the regular way, feed my ballot into the machine, and see that it was counted right away (and will be included in the election nigh tally). Either way, I’m going to have to put on a mask and gloves, and then come home and scrub up.

Absolutely!! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #1
Yes sadly nt liskddksil Sep 2020 #2
Unless it's electronic with no paper trail Tribetime Sep 2020 #3
Was that a trite reply? The OP advised people to assess the voting situation they are exposed Blue_true Sep 2020 #8
Fortunately, my state allows me to track my ballot maxrandb Sep 2020 #4
I appreciate your plan Sogo Sep 2020 #5
I have no understanding why people would sit on a November ballot. Blue_true Sep 2020 #9
Some people qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #14
K&R! SheltieLover Sep 2020 #6
Unfortunately, some states require you mail in that ballot. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #7
People that have to mail in ballots should get them done properly and back Blue_true Sep 2020 #10
You are right. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #11
I plan to early vote here in Florida. My county registrar runs a tight ship, so I trust the process Blue_true Sep 2020 #12
Good, glad to hear. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #15
Let it go. qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #16
In this election, given what is going on, anyone who does not ALREADY realize Blue_true Sep 2020 #17
News blackout voters.... qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #19
If you want to get your ballot, you're going to need frazzled Sep 2020 #13
You write like any of the issues that you listed can't be over-comed. Blue_true Sep 2020 #18
I know what the rules are in my state frazzled Sep 2020 #21
The OP (mine) said not to rely on the USPS for your VOTE. Sogo Sep 2020 #22
"Until now, it's always been great. Sogo Sep 2020 #20
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