Mail In Ballots thread #2 (Page 2/7)
randye SEP 03, 07:02 PM
blackrams SEP 03, 07:28 PM
Well, at least they are consistent.....

Rams
maryjane SEP 03, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by olejoedad:

In person - OK
Picture ID - OK
on Election Day - OK
Absentee - OK

No mail-in except Absentee
No Early Voting - that is what Absentee is for
No Late Voting - ya snooze, ya looze

The Dems proposal reeks of the opportunity for deception.


Not a lot of difference between absentee voting and mail-in ballot. Absentee in your state may be returned to the clerk's office by several means.

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After receiving your absent voter ballot, you have until 8 p.m. on election day to complete the ballot and return it to the clerk's office. Your ballot will not be counted unless your signature is on the return envelope and matches your signature on file. If you received assistance voting the ballot, then the signature of the person who helped you must also be on the return envelope. Only you, a family member or person residing in your household, a mail carrier, or election official is authorized to deliver your signed absent voter ballot to your clerk's office.



https://www.michigan.gov/so...836-182609--,00.html

Your state (like mine) also already offers 'early voting'.

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Vote early
Michigan voters can also vote before Election Day through a process called absentee in-person voting. The period for absentee in-person voting runs from Monday, September 21, 2020 to Monday, November 2, 2020, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live.



Texas:

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Q. Can anybody vote early by mail (also referred to as “absentee voting”)?
A.
Only specific reasons entitle a registered voter to vote early by mail (no longer called absentee voting). You may request a ballot by mail if you:

will be away from your county on Election Day and during the hours that early voting is conducted;
are sick or disabled;
are 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or
are confined in jail.



https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/when.html

Being over 65, I qualify to vote early and by mail. I cannot in good conscience deny others that same option.

[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 09-03-2020).]

olejoedad SEP 03, 08:53 PM
I voted against vote by mail and early voting when it came up on the ballot in Michigan.
I thought they were terrible ideas then, and still do.

I am good with absentee voting, as the identity verification steps are better than with mail-in.

My previous post details how I think about exercising the responsibility of voting.
blackrams SEP 03, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:


https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/when.html

Being over 65, I qualify to vote early and by mail. I cannot in good conscience deny others that same option.




As I've already stated, if a state has such a system in place, so be it. That's that state's option.
Where I have a problem is with the short time states have to put such a system in place if they are not already using such a system.
We've all seen how government can take on tasks they are not equipped to handle and then screw the pooch.

Rams
maryjane SEP 03, 09:45 PM


cliffw SEP 03, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:
...I don't look good in Prison Orange.



Orange man bad !


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Originally posted by Hudini:
The potential for fraud is extremely high. It would take some concerted effort to hide a large amount of it though.



To hide ? How could it even be detected ? For generations the United States has been sending poll watchers to third world countries to try to detect ballot fraud, to ensure fair elections.

Even if fraud was not a concern, what about the multitude of rejected ballots that seem to happen for what ever reason. Do they come back and ask the voter for clarification ?


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Originally posted by Hudini:
Hopefully there are enough honest people in the world to report it if they see it.



How can anybody see it ? Only God is omnipresent. The dishonest people will not report it.


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Originally posted by maryjane:
Being over 65, I qualify to vote early and by mail. I cannot in good conscience deny others that same option.



Apples and oranges. From your link ...

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You may request a ballot by mail if you:



This vote by mail hoop la is not for requested ballots.
maryjane SEP 04, 12:30 AM
How else can one get a ballot if they do not request one?

Is there a real difference between:
if I request a ballot, get it, fill it out and mail it in
or
if the county precinct in which I vote mails me one on it's own and I fill it out and mail it in?

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rinselberg SEP 04, 01:19 AM
There was a "Mail In Shallots" thread on the International Skeptics Forum.

I found it using the Google "Cached" option.

I can't read any of it because I haven't registered.
Cliff Pennock SEP 04, 02:14 AM

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Originally posted by blackrams:

Per Cliff Pennock's advice, starting this thread over. Please keep it civil




Thank you. 😊