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mwooldri

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6. Some states do have that rule already.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:41 PM

Aug 2020

North Carolina will count an absentee ballot received up to three days after the election day, as long as the ballot envelope is postmarked for election day or earlier.

Given the shenanigans that DJT is pulling with the USPS maybe the states will have to push that rule out by a few more days.

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"States should adopt a postmark rule, whereby every ballot postmarked on or before November 3 is inc [View all] soothsayer Aug 2020 OP

Sometimes Post Office does not postmark mail Sanity Claws Aug 2020 #1

Oh, interesting. Thanks soothsayer Aug 2020 #3

You can request it in person to be sure. we can do it Aug 2020 #4

The Ones With Postage Paid Seem To Be The Problem Me. Aug 2020 #5

you're state isn't trying very hard? stopdiggin Aug 2020 #9

Exactly. Or the postmark may be illegible, through no fault of the voter. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #10

I thought they already did. uppityperson Aug 2020 #2

Some states do have that rule already. mwooldri Aug 2020 #6

That's a major point.... Sogo Aug 2020 #7

This -- and about a hundred other "best practices" -- should be standardized stopdiggin Aug 2020 #8