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BainsBane

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6. When I was making calls on Sunday

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 06:46 PM

Oct 2020

some still hadn't turned in their ballots. We were telling them to drop them off, but who knows. They probably thought the courts would actually follow state law instead of changing it like this.

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Court in Minnesota ruled ballots must be in by 8 pm election night. [View all] Marius25 Oct 2020 OP

Is this the law in MI? The courts, voting systems, many institutions all broken. bullimiami Oct 2020 #1

In most states, the rule has always been that mail-in/absentee votes have to be received by then... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #4

No BainsBane Oct 2020 #5

Apparently yes. Klaralven Oct 2020 #8

That's NOT the law BainsBane Oct 2020 #2

Actually, it is: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #9

Page 2 of the opinion describes the process by which the deadline was changed by the SoS Klaralven Oct 2020 #11

People have been operating under those terms BainsBane Oct 2020 #12

Of course. I wonder if there will be an appeal from the panel decision The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #13

Early voting started Sept 18. And many public places accept ballots question everything Oct 2020 #3

When I was making calls on Sunday BainsBane Oct 2020 #6

Hurry up and wait mindem Oct 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Oct 2020 #10