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Freddie

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6. Probably

Reply to Liberal In Texas (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 12:55 PM

Oct 2020

In the past you had to have a reason for an absentee ballot (out of town, etc.). This is the first year for no-reason mail voting and the law didn’t catch up. Naturally the majority-R heavily gerrymandered state legislature wants to keep it that way.

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Why does Pennsylvania not allow processing of ballots until Election Day? [View all] Flaleftist Oct 2020 OP

Just a wild guess Liberal In Texas Oct 2020 #1

Probably Freddie Oct 2020 #6

If the vote counts leaked early it could influence voter participation, positively or negatively. nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #2

This is the logical reason, for sure. n/t Greybnk48 Oct 2020 #4

That's a different question. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #7

In Florida, votes are counted right away. It is a felony to leak or report the count before Blue_true Oct 2020 #12

It's not allowed in Wisconsin, either. Greybnk48 Oct 2020 #3

Bingo. Blue_true Oct 2020 #13

Kentucky is the same Bayard Oct 2020 #5

PA used to not allow any early voting. LisaL Oct 2020 #8

Most states do that, probably to keep results from being leaked. Hoyt Oct 2020 #9

I don't think most states do that. LisaL Oct 2020 #10

You can count them here. Hoyt Oct 2020 #14

Long time Republican Legistlature. If that changes, voting and counting votes will change. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #11

It's the law. Before this year, we had strict absentee ballot rules DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #15

GOP control beachbumbob Oct 2020 #16

Old school approach, but probably a good idea given the states corruption history Amishman Oct 2020 #17