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States with early in-person voting (Original Post) soothsayer Jul 2020 OP
Virginia's info needs to be updated. Dave in VA Jul 2020 #1
What's the difference between regular early voting and "in person absentee"? Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #2
I believe early in-person ballots are less likely to be contested and thrown out (which happens... ) soothsayer Jul 2020 #3

Dave in VA

(2,037 posts)
1. Virginia's info needs to be updated.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:35 PM
Jul 2020

No excuse need to vote early now. The Democratic legislature passed a new law that went into effect this year that make early voting open to all registered voters.

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absentee-voting/

Fiendish Thingy

(15,582 posts)
2. What's the difference between regular early voting and "in person absentee"?
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:44 PM
Jul 2020

Do you have to have some sort of excuse re: not voting on Election Day in order to vote in person absentee?

In any case, I hope Dems will make a big push in those battleground states to get folks to the polls during early voting. Hopefully, this will reduce the lines on Election Day, and reduce the impact of any attempts to exclude mail in ballots.

I’m sure there will be plenty of folks chomping at the bit to vote for Biden as soon as the early voting opens in their state!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
3. I believe early in-person ballots are less likely to be contested and thrown out (which happens... )
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:04 PM
Jul 2020

Early in-person doesn’t depend on the mail, which will be a problem this election, so that’s a plus.

Many states have no-excuse early voting.

Idk, the mail thing is getting worrisome. And the ability to contest and throw out ballots is troubling.

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