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Zmoser1794 t1_iv9p6np wrote

I'm so confused over these mail in ballot things. I have already talked to multiple people about why some people would like to send an absentee ballot, and I have seen how that could be beneficial for a lot of people. I also have talked to people who said they don't like where they have to vote, so that's why they send one instead of just showing up to vote. My question is, if it's such a fuss with these mail in ballots that haven't been an issue pre covid, are now such a shit show? It seems to me that both sides of this binary political theater have been using them to push their agenda.

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ell0bo t1_iv9qolc wrote

I don't think this one falls under both sides. It's really a matter of one side passing a law, then realizing the other side would enjoy its benefit too, and wanting to take it away. The other side is just standing there and saying "could you not?" Republicans wouldn't care about the law if dems weren't taking advantage of it.

For me, mailing in my vote means I can just work Tuesday and don't need to figure out when I'm going to vote. Voted a week ago, I'm good.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_iv9you8 wrote

One side didn’t pass the law. It was passed with bipartisan support. Now it’s just a matter of following the law.

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jesterwords t1_iva3v6d wrote

It was a GOP bill that had DEM support.

Since the GOP has controlled the PA Congress, no DEM bills get off the floor. Only GOP bills, and some of those get DEM support.

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CltAltAcctDel t1_iva5ajx wrote

PA House has 113 Rs and 88 D

PA Senate has 28 Rs and 22 D

The bill passed the House 138 - 61 and 35 - 14.

It was then signed by a democrat governor.

That’s as bipartisan as you’re going to get. ⅓ of the Democrats plus the governor were in favor of the law. Who initiated the bill is irrelevant.

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MacDynamite71 t1_iv9v9tn wrote

We just saw in the primaries, a lot of republicans used mail in ballots in that election.

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