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radius777

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11. IMO it's much better to just mask up and go in and vote.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 05:12 PM

Oct 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/planyourvote

Most states have early voting, simply go in on a quieter day.

The problem with mail in ballots (especially due to GOP voter suppression tactics) is that many are thrown out for petty technicalities such as a signature not perfectly matching what they have on record.

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What feels like a minor screw up in Massachusetts voting procedures. [View all] LAS14 Oct 2020 OP

Lots of apparent 'screw-uppy' things happening this year. elleng Oct 2020 #1

Rules change for primary and general. LisaL Oct 2020 #3

You need to know what your state rules are. LisaL Oct 2020 #2

I edited the OP. LAS14 Oct 2020 #7

In Pa you were given an option in the primary election request iamateacher Oct 2020 #4

The MassDems website said everyone registered SharonClark Oct 2020 #5

Ha!! Well, that's interesting!! We've been watching for the expected form... LAS14 Oct 2020 #8

Yeah, I voted in person in the Primary and got another vote by mail app for the GE. I'm in MA. n/t seaglass Oct 2020 #9

I'm from MA and still have my mail in request. It said right on the request to check if you wanted seaglass Oct 2020 #6

Huh. Well, we must have missed it, or, as SharonClark suggested, it's in the trash. LAS14 Oct 2020 #10

I'm not sure how it works if you checked vote by mail in the Primary only. Whether they would send seaglass Oct 2020 #12

Not sure at all. See my update in reply #15. LAS14 Oct 2020 #16

I'm in MA and yes that was hard to miss Green Line Oct 2020 #13

IMO it's much better to just mask up and go in and vote. radius777 Oct 2020 #11

There were a lot of special procedures put into place for the primaries Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #14

Update. LAS14 Oct 2020 #15