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crazypants9 t1_irx8zh0 wrote

I vote by mail but I hand off my ballot at my courthouse. And they ask if you signed the envelope and date it. Why are Republicans afraid of people voting? Could it be they are afraid people will wise up? The GOP is dead. All that remains is a bloated rotting carcass.

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melisma48 t1_irxac4n wrote

Agreed about the GOP. Already mailed my DATED ballot inside the post office.

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Zmoser1794 t1_irzzoxj wrote

I gotta ask why do a mail in ballot if you are physically just handing off the letter in person? No sarcasm genuinely curious.

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Jooju t1_is0brbb wrote

Traditionally, people would do this because absentee ballots let you vote early.

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Patiod t1_is0o17y wrote

Not the person you were asking but I work the polls every other year, but not at my own polling place. I can usually sneak out in the afternoon to vote at my own precinct, but if they're short-handed? Or if my husband is using the car? So I vote absentee to ensure that I get to vote

When I'm not working the polls, I get called last-minute to do full-day trips out of state with less than a week's notice. One year I left for my train before 6am, and got back home at 7:55 - JUST made it back in time to vote.

Why do we only have one day of voting?

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Zmoser1794 t1_is0s4cd wrote

Thank you for your hard work in keeping with the democratic process. I don't know why there is only one day for voting, but your anecdotal evidence proves that mailing the vote early would help others.

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Keinichn t1_is0yjpm wrote

You get to vote early and on your time, in addition to being able to thoroughly research the people on the ballot without having to do that beforehand and carry a cheat sheet with you. Also no wasting time standing in line on election day.

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Zmoser1794 t1_is14jwe wrote

I get the not waiting in line bit, but shouldn't you have an idea of who you would be voting for before you get there? Why would I need a cheat sheet to wait in line to vote?

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Dr_Worm88 t1_is0tqgu wrote

Not everyone is available to vote in person. Having the day off, say the day before, means they could hand deliver it.

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ScienceWasLove t1_iry8wgm wrote

Anyone should be concerned about a person voting after election day. Especially when the results are known. That is why the date on the ballot matters.

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crazypants9 t1_irydy4k wrote

Yeah. So many fake Democrat voters. Trying to cheat and steal and lie and falsify things. Oh. Wait. That’s the GOP.

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ScienceWasLove t1_iryifeu wrote

So your position is that rules for mail in voting should not be followed?

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Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_irympyx wrote

The ballots are collected up to election day. Ballots that arrive later aren't counted. The actual date that you put down doesn't actually matter, you could put something ridiculous like 8/34/9338 and it will still be counted, as long as you didn't leave it blank. It's based on arrival date, not the date written on the ballot.

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