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"It was just so hot in that voting booth!"

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Oregon's long running vote-by-mail means that, despite voting in every election since I was 18, I've never been to polling place or gotten an I Voted sticker. One of these would make up for that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Are you sure? Next time you get your mail ballot check the extra sheets papers and information pamphlets for a sticker.

I know that initial ballot envelopes in some other vote by mail states do include that sticker, along with other election information, but I have no idea how universal that approach it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here's a video of The Oregonian trying to fix the situation.

One county offers proper stickers and I think the county that Portland is in (Multnomah) offers "virtual" stickers, but I've never lived in those counties.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am disappointed in Oregon. I have voted by mail in Colorado and California (not at the same time lol), and both states mailed the I Voted stickers with the ballot.

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

But until your vote is turned in those stickers are lies.

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

I don't (personally) trust my state (or any red state really) to not just "not count" mail-in ballots, sadly.

I am, however, lucky enough to have a polling place that doesn't get overwhelmed and crowded, so in-person voting isn't too bad.

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

I have done mail in ballots every year since my second time voting and I get the "I voted" sticker in the envelope the ballot comes in.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

"It was just so hot in that voting booth!"

The muscly wolf man ripping off his shirt next to me didn't help matters much either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm usually pretty shit at guessing the era of specific meme behavior, but this feels like a callback to early 2010's and I don't think anything can ever top the Dub the Dew contest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Boaty McBoatface was the rated G version, and didn't have thr novelty of the Dew campaign. It is probably a close second.

Dub the Dew was just lightning in a bottle (or maybe a can).

[–] billwashere 3 points 2 months ago

I wonder how’d you get one of these if you don’t live in MI. As a NC voter I so want one of these. May just have to make my own.

[–] MediaBiasFactChecker -1 points 2 months ago

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