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Crunchy Frog

(26,548 posts)
12. I think that mail in voting should be discouraged
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 11:29 PM
Sep 2020

except in states where it's the established method of voting, or if it's absolutely necessary, or in cases where the voters know exactly what they're doing.

There's too much risk that Trump will throw out the ballots under any pretext.

Make sure there isn't any mark on them. Baitball Blogger Sep 2020 #1
I'm thinking about heading there now ecstatic Sep 2020 #7
I hope they weren't spoiled by anything nasty smelling. Ilsa Sep 2020 #2
Glad you were able to retrieve them. Theoretically you should have been able to get a replacement still_one Sep 2020 #3
Bless you! Hurrah! Kudos! Respect! lostnfound Sep 2020 #4
What's your state? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #5
Thanks. Georgia. ecstatic Sep 2020 #9
Ah! Georgia was one of the first states Colbert covered, he's doing the earliest voting states first Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #16
Thanks! Definitely will share this. nt ecstatic Sep 2020 #17
Each ballot likely going to need more than one stamp. LisaL Sep 2020 #18
More than 1 forever stamp? ecstatic Sep 2020 #22
Yes. LisaL Sep 2020 #23
Would they still have been able to vote in person if they had been lost? nt Quixote1818 Sep 2020 #6
Provisional. Which IMO means no ecstatic Sep 2020 #8
Good move. foo_fighter999 Sep 2020 #24
Depends on the state Retrograde Sep 2020 #15
Wow - That Was Fast - Getting the Actual Ballot in Less Than a Week- What State Are You In? Indykatie Sep 2020 #10
Just make sure those are legit ballots, and not something Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #11
It's clear to me, at this point, that anyone who has not voted absentee before ecstatic Sep 2020 #14
Well GA has started sending absentee ballots. LisaL Sep 2020 #19
I think that mail in voting should be discouraged Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #12
We're In The Middle Of A Pandemic sfstaxprep Sep 2020 #13
My mother will be 81 by election day and I'm in my late fifties. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #21
I Plan To Vote In Person As Well sfstaxprep Sep 2020 #28
I would NEVER suggest that someone not vote rather than vote by mail. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #29
Yea, great idea during a pandemic. LisaL Sep 2020 #20
Make yourself feel better by reading about Oregon. mjvpi Sep 2020 #25
I was a registered Colorado voter for several years after they adopted Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #30
Yes, Trump and Covid-19 mjvpi Sep 2020 #31
Thank you for staying on top of the situation. Every vote counts! SunSeeker Sep 2020 #26
OHHHH. This is unlikely to be limited to your folks or other elderly. hlthe2b Sep 2020 #27
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