I Voted

[RunningBum]

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Originally Posted by cathy63 Do you have unattended ballot drop boxes in your area? When I've dropped my ballot off in past elections, it's always been during specific hours at a table where there are two election workers and an official ballot box. The workers check that you've signed the envelope (we don't need witnesses here), then they have you put it in the box and they give you an "I Voted" sticker. I guess somebody could walk up to the table and attempt to pour liquid in the box, but they couldn't do it without being seen, and they could also do that at a regular polling place. If you have unattended drop boxes, I could see that this might be a bigger concern though.

I don't know for sure. Someone in a neighboring county shows a pic of a drive up box. The drop box location in my county is catty corner from the post office, so I'll probably drive out and see what the drop box looks like first. The county website is not specific, other than saying it is clearly labelled and socially distant, which makes me think it's not inside.

[latexman]

In NC too. I mailed my ballot Monday. I got a notice Tuesday when the USPS logged it. I got another notice when the Wake County Board of Elections accepted it this morning at 8:01 a.m.

I have voted!

[FDC319]

I'm living in the town I am registered to vote in. I'll vote on election day in person.

[GalaxyBoy]

In-person voting started here in Virginia on Friday. Brother, SIL, cousin and aunt all voted yesterday. I'm waiting for a week or two so the lines will go down. Plenty of time.

[Chuckanut]

We've had mail voting for years. In addition, most cities have secure, ballot drop off boxes. Usually you can find them at city hall, the library or wherever municipal buildings congregate. Just drop it off before the cutoff time on election day. Or have it postmarked no later than election day.

I tend to vote about a week before the election day. I can't imagine voting this early. In our primary, I remember thinking that if I had voted early it would have been for a candidate that withdrew before the actual election day. At least I got to vote for my #2 choice.

After a few days, I check with my county website which will tell me if my ballot has been received. EZPZ.

[harllee]

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Originally Posted by GalaxyBoy In-person voting started here in Virginia on Friday. Brother, SIL, cousin and aunt all voted yesterday. I'm waiting for a week or two so the lines will go down. Plenty of time.

I have seen pictures of the long lines to early vote in Virginia.

[RunningBum]

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Originally Posted by harllee I have seen pictures of the long lines to early vote in Virginia.

Definitely saw pics long lines in Richmond. But with spacing, it probably looked worse than it really was. That happened to me at a line to get in Trader Joes. With each person who got in, you moved up ~6 feet, a lot more than in pre-COVID lines.

[Sunset]

We are waiting for our mail in ballot to arrive.

One thought is we can make a more informed choice on EVERYONE running, as we can sit at home and check off the names after checking them out on the internet.

Some elections, we have to pick from 40 people for various things, and while I know the big names, many of the other electable folks are a mystery to me.

Politicians and Judges at least the bad ones, probably fear the informed voter.

[Chuckanut]

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Originally Posted by Sunset Politicians and Judges at least the bad ones, probably fear the informed voter.

Thomas Jeffereson was supposed to have said something to this effect:

"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."

[MichaelB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUODdPpnxcA

[Gumby]

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[Dtail]

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Originally Posted by ShokWaveRider We have early voting in FLA soon. I will most likely vote in person even though I did request a mail in ballot.

Mail in ballot for me in FLA.

[RunningBum]

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Originally Posted by Gumby .

Diverted off-thread by those darned admins.

I don't even get how Simon's song is even remotely related. Hidden song meaning? Random post?

But seriously, we were on track before this.

[harllee]

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Originally Posted by RunningBum Diverted off-thread by those darned admins. I don't even get how Simon's song is even remotely related. Hidden song meaning? Random post? But seriously, we were on track before this.

I agree RunningBum-- the posts I have seen have been on topic and I appreciate everyone staying on topic. Maybe there have been some posts that the Mods had to delete that were off topic?

[cyber888]

DW and I also voted using Absentee ballot in NC .. tracker said Board of Elections received it and it's all good.

[geeky_grrl]

Oregon ballots aren't mailed until mid-October. I'll drop mine at the drop-box in front of the courthouse within a day or two of receiving it and check online to make sure it was received.

[Tiger8693]

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Originally Posted by Sunset Politicians and Judges at least the bad ones, probably fear the informed voter.

Yes. It's amazing to me how many have decided to go ahead and vote early before hearing anything from debates. I guess those are not the "swing votes" that will probably be the decision makers.

[travelover]

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Originally Posted by geeky_grrl Oregon ballots aren't mailed until mid-October. I'll drop mine at the drop-box in front of the courthouse within a day or two of receiving it and check online to make sure it was received.

Ditto in Washington state. I'll drive the ballot to the election office, bypass the post office.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by RunningBum Diverted off-thread by those darned admins. I don't even get how Simon's song is even remotely related. Hidden song meaning? Random post? But seriously, we were on track before this.

I think the reference to Simon's song "Slip Slidin' Away" could be seen as meaning that the thread is "Slip Slidin' Away". As in off topic. As in off topic toward an area of closure. Just speculation on my part.

[gerntz]

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Originally Posted by cathy63 Our ballots will be mailed to us during the first week of October, so we cannot vote until then. Usually I drop it off at the library, which is one of the official drop-off locations; but this year I have signed up to be a poll worker myself. I'll be working at one of the "super polling places" that will be open for 4 days, so I'll probably just bring it with me and turn it in there.

So who assures election officials have continual custody of drop-off box locations? Is there an election official present with the boxes? Are they taken to the votes-counting location each evening by an election official or police?