Roll Call: Who is voting early? Who is waiting til Nov. 5 (and why?)

uncjhodges said:
Lived in Washington for 8 years and it’s automatic registration and mail voting. Never once paid for a stamp because why the fuck would i pay for a stamp to vote
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The PNW is definitely leading the way in voting for the rest of the country. My preference would be something more like Belgium, but baby steps are fine for now, when half the country wants us to be moving backwards.
 
272,000 here in Harris County, Texas after 2 days of early voting [total includes ballots received by mail]. 9 more days of early voting left.
 
rodoheel said:
Well, despite the fact that I find your positions on national politics incomprehensible, I appreciate that you voted for Dems in all the most important state races. It's really important in particular that Mo Green wins his race.
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Thanks for saying that, I guess? lol

Obviously Stein will win going away. So I have no concerns at all about that race. Robinson is cooked.

Unsure about Jeff Jackson and Mo Green but I am optimistic about both. The only issue there is I feel like the average person knows Mark Robinson is crazy, but you need to be at least somewhat plugged in to know that Michelle Morrow is crazy. And then I have nothing particularly bad to say about Jeff Jackson's opponent (Dan Bishop), but Jackson to me is just the rare politician that actually draws me in and makes me feel like I am voting for someone instead of against someone. Literally in every other election, I am voting against Kamala Harris, Mark Robinson, Michelle Morrow, etc., but in that one I'm voting for Jeff Jackson.
 
uncjhodges said:
Lived in Washington for 8 years and it’s automatic registration and mail voting. Never once paid for a stamp because why the fuck would i pay for a stamp to vote
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The whole process of voting via absentee ballot is more cumbersome than just going to the polls to vote. I understand it for people who will be out of town or out of the country, etc and legitimately can't vote through the more normal channels. But to plan to vote via absentee ballot when you won't actually be "absent" is just weird to me.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
The whole process of voting via absentee ballot is more cumbersome than just going to the polls to vote. I understand it for people who will be out of town or out of the country, etc and legitimately can't vote through the more normal channels. But to plan to vote via absentee ballot when you won't actually be "absent" is just weird to me.
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California mails you a ballot without asking. It has your name and bar code on it. You fill it out and pop it in your mail box. That is way, way easier than going to a polling place.

If you are a little anal retentive, you fill it out and drop it in a secure ballot box by the public library. Still way, way easier than going to a polling place on Tuesday.
 
Calheel said:
California mails you a ballot without asking. It has your name and bar code on it. You fill it out and pop it in your mail box. That is way, way easier than going to a polling place.

If you are a little anal retentive, you fill it out and drop it in a secure ballot box by the public library. Still way, way easier than going to a polling place on Tuesday.
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Especially being able to look up candidates on your own time, and not have to be in a booth trying to remember who everyone is, especially local elections.
 
Calheel said:
California mails you a ballot without asking. It has your name and bar code on it. You fill it out and pop it in your mail box. That is way, way easier than going to a polling place.

If you are a little anal retentive, you fill it out and drop it in a secure ballot box by the public library. Still way, way easier than going to a polling place on Tuesday.
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I suppose there's always a tension between access and security. But when the security risk is 0.000001 and the access risk is 50, I'll never understand why a state would prioritize security over access. Unless the goal is to suppress the votes of those with less access, of course.
 
lawtig02 said:
I suppose there's always a tension between access and security. But when the security risk is 0.000001 and the access risk is 50, I'll never understand why a state would prioritize security over access. Unless the goal is to suppress the votes of those with less access, of course.
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Because you don't pay a price for denying access, given that the people denied don't vote.
 
Calheel said:
California mails you a ballot without asking. It has your name and bar code on it. You fill it out and pop it in your mail box. That is way, way easier than going to a polling place.

If you are a little anal retentive, you fill it out and drop it in a secure ballot box by the public library. Still way, way easier than going to a polling place on Tuesday.
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Wow, yeah that California method is definitely on the extreme end of how most states operate. Most of the time, the voting process (whether it’s showing up in person or requesting an absentee ballot) is something you have to opt-in to.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
Wow, yeah that California method is definitely on the extreme end of how most states operate. Most of the time, the voting process (whether it’s showing up in person or requesting an absentee ballot) is something you have to opt-in to.
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The Western states are better at this. Washington, Colorado, Nevada and California all mail ballots to every voter and encourage mail voting. Oregon basically requires mail-only voting, although it is possible to vote in person with special arrangements.
 
My Wake Co absentee package contained prepaid /pre-addressed return envelope.
 
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