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Pulled the old Arnie Palmer on em huh?Just gave em the straight D here in Apex. Wait was about 45 minutes so not too terrible.
Some poor soul got overheated in the sun and collapsed. Hope they were okay.
Thanks for saying that, I guess? lolWell, 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.
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.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
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.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.
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.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.
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.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.
Because you don't pay a price for denying access, given that the people denied don't vote.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.
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.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.
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.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.
Yeah, but then minorities might vote.Should be a federal law that we are all automatically registered when we turn 18, and sent a ballot in the mail on a specific date to either mail back or return in person.
That makes too much sense. Pubs would never go for it.Should be a federal law that we are all automatically registered when we turn 18, and sent a ballot in the mail on a specific date to either mail back or return in person.
My Wake Co absentee package contained prepaid /pre-addressed return envelope.