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BFreeFranklin t1_iu0kt61 wrote

No. If you’re eligible, you’re eligible.

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Robert_A_Bouie t1_iu0kwfs wrote

Unethical and illegal are different things. Would you be this upset if they mailed-in ballots voting for Shapiro and Fetterman a week ago?

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redjonley t1_iu0se54 wrote

Is it unethical if you're old enough to very likely be dead before that person's term is up? If you can vote, vote. That's just how this stuff works out. Unfortunate they're voting for shitheads though.

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dirtymatt t1_iu0mmb0 wrote

Should mail-in ballots of people who die between mailing the ballot and Election Day count? Your parents have terrible choice in politicians, but as long as they’re only voting in one election, it’s 100% ethical. Every year there are going to be thousands of weird situations like this, in the end, they amount to rounding errors. Now if Fetterman loses by one vote, you are hereby forbidden to ever speak to them again.

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oliver_babish t1_iu0zsee wrote

Actually, they don't count ballots if you die before Election Day.

But if you're a resident here on Election Day and alive, you can vote.

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dirtymatt t1_iu12070 wrote

It depends on the state on if it legally counts, but practically, getting someone’s submitted ballot cancelled before it’s counted in the short window between when ballots go out and Election Day is impractical. So, yes, dead people do vote, but in meaningless numbers.

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oliver_babish t1_iu1jsi5 wrote

This took about a minute to find:

"Whenever it shall appear by due proof that any absentee elector or mail-in elector who has returned his ballot in accordance with the provisions of this act has died prior to the opening of the polls on the day of the primary or election, the ballot of such deceased elector shall be rejected by the canvassers but the counting of the ballot of an absentee elector or a mail-in elector thus deceased shall not of itself invalidate any nomination or election."

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dirtymatt t1_iu1kxsn wrote

And how does that contradict anything I said?

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oliver_babish t1_iu1m503 wrote

Well, I wanted to be clear what the law was in this state, but I have no idea if you're right about practicality.

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Revolutionary_Bee700 t1_iu0oa6i wrote

Not unethical at all, but I’m sorry your parents are goobers. At least this will be the last of their damage before they retire to dinosaur park.

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MagnusUnda t1_iu11a5t wrote

They can’t vote in Florida yet, so if they don’t vote here they can’t vote at all.

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milehighphillygirl t1_iu0o8sl wrote

No.

I already sent in my mail-in ballot. I’m moving to London on the 1st.

My vote is my chance to make things better in this country—why wouldn’t I do that, even if I’m on my way out the door? I’m voting for the candidates and policies I think will benefit my country, state, and town the most, not what benefits me personally.

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oliver_babish t1_iu0zvyn wrote

If you plan on returning to PA -- if London is temporary -- you can keep voting here during your time there.

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mundotaku t1_iu0o53z wrote

Florida transplant here. I will love to see them once they discover there is nothing but fees to live in Florida.

In any case, if I were to vite against DeSantis, would you think that would be unethical?

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Zariman-10-0 t1_iu0oo7j wrote

Logically, no it’s not. They are within their right to vote while they can.

But in my opinion, voting for someone you aren’t even gonna have to deal with (Mastriano) and then bailing is pretty scummy. Especially since it’s mastriano

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Antereon t1_iu0q22f wrote

You should introduce your parents to the word "simping". Moving to a location for someone who may not even exist in 10 years is kinda stupid.

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GeekyMoore t1_iu28hum wrote

Not if you ever paid taxes

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FordMaverickFan t1_iu0oxuk wrote

“Is it unethical for others to vote for politicians I don’t like?”

OP is looking for justification on arguing with their own parents about exercising their constitutional right to vote. Amazing

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[deleted] OP t1_iu0p91v wrote

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FordMaverickFan t1_iu0un1h wrote

Why did you see the need to state that your parents voted for a candidate in a political party and are moving to a state because it’s run by an elected official official of the same party?

In the future if you want to have objective conversations ask objective questions.

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[deleted] OP t1_iu0utmj wrote

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FordMaverickFan t1_iu0vq09 wrote

Yea factually it’s what they’re doing but it’s irrelevant if you’re trying to see if other people apolitically believe voting in election right before you move is unethical.

You introduced information that intentionally or unintentionally will bias the answers given our current political climate. Saying “don’t act partisan” but you providing your parents political leanings clash with each other.

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dandykaufman2 t1_iu0mn1c wrote

It'd be unethical to not use your vote to defeat the marxist critical race theory open border dems in a swing state. (or the other way around if you're liberal, if you see what I mean.)

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mundotaku t1_iu0otev wrote

If you don't know the difference between Marxism and Democrats, you shouldn't vote.

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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_iu0r1h6 wrote

I think he's channelling OP's parents, who (as fans of DeSantis and Mastroianni) likely don't know Marxists from Democrats and surely don't know shit from Shinola.

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dandykaufman2 t1_iu0xhzj wrote

Thanks John. These redd-tards don’t understand irony unless you put /s.

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[deleted] OP t1_iu0sqn9 wrote

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mundotaku t1_iu0t2nc wrote

The only flaw of democracy is that it works so well representing the population, that when such population has a majority of idiots, idiots get elected.

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dandykaufman2 t1_iu0x8so wrote

Eh I’m not for instituting an IQ or literacy test to vote

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mundotaku t1_iu12kl7 wrote

I am for educating the majority to make it function.

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