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Well shit, Elon Musk's mom, Megatron Karen Musk, just told people to commit voter fraud (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This is why I love mail voting.

  1. receive ballot in mail
  2. fill it out
  3. mail it (must pay postage) or drop it off at a ballot box sometime in the 2-weeks before the election

I have never actually voted in-person, I just don't have the time for that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't even have to pay postage!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Look at you, fancypants. :)

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've voted in person a few times. But I absolutely prefer mail in. I can calmly, quietly, and thoroughly look through the options on the ballot. In person I feel rushed and judged.

Every part of it is better with mail in ballot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exactly! I do it in front of my computer where I can research candidates and issues. If I went to a polling station, I wouldn't have the time to do that research. I tend to spend 30 min or more on my ballot, even though I'm pretty sure I can accurately predict the results of the election before even looking at the ballot (in my area, the R will win; if it's not a partisan office, the incumbent will win; if it's a yes/no, it'll be yes, unless it's something I actually want, in which case no).

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 4 points 2 months ago

(in my area, the R will win; if it’s not a partisan office, the incumbent will win; if it’s a yes/no, it’ll be yes, unless it’s something I actually want, in which case no).

I'm not in quite a red area, but I feel your pain

[–] jj4211 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here I'd have to insert between step 2 and 3 "get it notarized", here ballots don't count if mailed in without a notary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's really weird. In my state, the only signature that matters is the voter's, and the voter can track their ballot though every stage of the vote counting process. I forget what it looks like exactly, but I think there's an option for someone to sign if they're helping the person fill it out.

I personally drop mine off at the ballot box because I feel like it's safer (and I don't want to pay for a stamp).

Requiring a notary to sign would probably be considered illegal voter suppression and potentially considered a "poll tax" (because you'd essentially need a bank account to get access to a notary).

[–] jj4211 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Guessing they would state that if you had no access to a notary, voting in person is still allowed (with a valid state issued photo id)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Then the counter is that some people can't reasonably get to a polling station, either due to work schedules, disability, etc, except at significant cost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have to pay someone for your ballot to be valid? Sounds pretty unconstitutional.

[–] jj4211 1 points 2 months ago

Voting in person has no such restriction. Though now you need a valid state instead 6 photo id...