lexispots t1_irwq9vi wrote
I'll vote in person, that way the GOP doesn't have a thing to bitch about; even though the GOP holds a majority in both the PA House and Senate and passed Act 77.
HahaWeee t1_irwuuno wrote
Don't worry if they lose they'll find things to whine about!
Obviously then only possible outcomes are they win or there was cheating!
PaApprazer t1_irwqzyp wrote
Nice recap!
I’m voting in person for the exact same reason.
thenewtbaron t1_irx95m3 wrote
They danced around for it too.
Not just that, the election board wanted to have a standardized curing process for problem ballots in all of the counties, the democrats did too. The republicans said, "nah"... decided not to legislate it and now they are trying to go to court to standardize it.
ksjanetka t1_is0wuui wrote
That's what I do! But I actually like to get out and vote in person. I meet some nice folks and even met a new neighbor from 3 doors down. There isn't too much division in my area right outside Philly so it's always a nice 15 or 20 minutes of interactions.
lexispots t1_is19344 wrote
I loved voting via absentee ballot, while I was working a voting poll as a judge of election. But when my federal congressional representative spend the past couple of years and wasted taxpayer funds filing many, many lawsuits to try to overturn my legally cast ballot, I no longer trust Congress or the court system to uphold my right to vote via absentee ballot.
ksjanetka t1_is1yuvu wrote
Oh I voted drop-off in the primaries, in and out, straightforward. But by the time 2020 general rolled around, I needed some human interaction besides work and errands so I voted in person, low key and nice, mostly with Dems like me 😊. I will probably go in-person again in November, just to get out, do my civic duty and say hi to some old friends and neighbors.
lexispots t1_is21bqq wrote
It’s a good way to make friends in the neighborhood!
oldschoolskater OP t1_irxwt1k wrote
Also we'll know the results the evening of the election instead of waiting days for them to be counted.
lexispots t1_iry5jdy wrote
No you won’t because absentee and no excuse mail in ballots still need to be counted. Military personnel stationed abroad and ex pats vote via absentee. Their vote counts, too.
oldschoolskater OP t1_iryd2u8 wrote
Before COVID the absentee and military ballots usually wouldn't add up to enough votes to change an election given what they counted that night. That's why they were usually able to call the election that night. Then later in the week they would give the official totals.
lexispots t1_irykitm wrote
And what if there are less than 100 votes deciding a statewide race and there are a couple thousand absentee ballots? How do you call that race that night?
oldschoolskater OP t1_iryn4gk wrote
They don't call it when it's that close. They only call it when there is a winner that can't be overcome by the votes that haven't been counted yet. In the past most people went to the polls and voted. Absentee was meant for people that truly couldn't make it to the polls because of health or serious reasons.
lexispots t1_irypikw wrote
And now, since it is a legal way to vote, we have to be patient and wait about a week for results. All votes should be counted.
oldschoolskater OP t1_iryq13k wrote
Good luck to you. Hopefully your ballot doesn't get lost in the mail. I know mine will count for sure.
lexispots t1_irysns7 wrote
It won’t get lost, because I will be voting in person. I do not trust republicans to not try and throw out my vote, again, like they did in 2020. You see, in 2020 I had to vote via absentee ballot, because I was working as a judge of elections at a polling station in Westmoreland County. Because of the GOP’s attempt, and specifically my representative’s multiple attempts, to try to invalidate my legally cast ballot, I stopped working the polls so I could vote in person to make sure my vote can never be taken from me, or even threatened to be taken from me, ever again.
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