This looks like a big FU to trump/deJoy from USPS middle management and postal employees:

[George II]

Last edited Thu Sep 10, 2020, 06:21 PM - Edit history (1)

I just received this in the mail. Apparently it went out to EVERY address in the United States:

[W_HAMILTON]

1. I wouldn't trust requesting my mail-in ballot "at least 15 days before election day."

I imagine that most states allow you to request them much earlier than that -- my state is pretty restrictive, yet I completed and mailed in my request weeks ago -- which means that you should be requesting them as early as possible. Maybe in a "normal" administration, ~15 days before the election is sufficient, but I wouldn't trust that quick of a turn in with this administration, not with all the postal problems it is causing.

Request your mail-in/absentee ballot ASAP and once you get your ballot, complete it and return it ASAP.

[George II]

3. In Connecticut they're sending them out to every voter without asking for it. Same thing yesterday..

...in another state, where ballots were mailed out to every voter.

I think this is going to be the case for a number of states.

[subterranean]

4. Actual ballots, or applications for ballots?

[George II]

6. I believe they are applications, which will go to the Town Registrar of each town, who then....

....would send out the actual ballot. Every town, all 169, has a different list of candidates. It would be a nightmare if the state sent out the actual ballots.

[stopdiggin]

9. actual ballots (in my state) -nt-

the states are all over the map.
big enough issue to start looking at some reform?

[DownriverDem]

23. Not a Fed thing

The states control the election rules pretty much.

[Mossfern]

40. Mine too

As soon as I get it, I'm going to fill it out and send it in.

[lagomorph777]

5. I did my request ONLINE weeks ago, and will hand-carry the completed ballot.

The only USPS involvement is the state mailing me my ballot.

[No Vested Interest]

22. Same here. In Ohio, even though Ohio has been making the absentee ballot

available to all for a number of years now, and has a tried-and-true plan and method of dealing with them.

[DownriverDem]

26. Requested through mail

for the primary and November election. I will take my ballot to the City Clerk's office and put it in the drop box. The main difference in 2020 from 2016 is that we have Dems as Governor, Lt Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State.

[Vivienne235729]

37. Same. I'm taking my mom's ballot in as well. It will be 2 less that the USPS have to deal with

[Grins]

7. I don't either. Good call.

By the time you ask for it, the time they send it to you, and the time you send it back may be too late.
So do it now.

I requested mine (Virginia) weeks ago. The day I get it is the day I will return it.

[homegirl]

24. I have voted by mail

for more than a decade. Even though I live in California I will be hand delivering my completed ballot to the local Registrar of Voters. I have done this in the past and the system runs like a well oiled machine.

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

[OriginalGeek]

25. I just requested mine, my wife's and my daughter's today

it was easy, online for my county and the request is good for the next 2 general elections so I assume I will get the ballots without asking next time.

[live love laugh]

36. 💯💯💯

[louzke9]

39. In My COUNTY....

You can download the Ballot Application Form, fill it out and mail back to the county election board which occupies space in our county courthouse. Very simple if you own a computer! Voters in my household did that several weeks ago and I received a personal call back from the board informing me that because we have a street address and a POB, it is their policy to mail ballots to the POB which they will be doing beginning on 9/24. We'll be checking our POB for it and returning it ASAP! Very few states are mailing out actual ballots.

[dem4decades]

2. I got it today to. It's from Washington DC, I don't trust that group. I doubt anything gets sent

without DeJoy's fingerprints on it.

[George II]

10. It's from the USPS, it's genuine. It's a serious crime to impersonate the USPS or anyone there.

[dem4decades]

11. I know it's from the USPS. Right now DeJoy is the USPS. He doesn't have to impersonate.

[Traildogbob]

8. In North Carolina

Request for ballots came out 3 weeks ago. I actually got 3 forms over 2 weeks. With concerns, I went to Dem Headquarters to verify authenticity and was assured I am good. I hand delivered request and will do same for ballots. We do have a whiteness requirement and State Dems are pursuing legal action at republicans looking to dismiss with the simplest mistake on those signatures. Why the hell is it allowed to be so screwed up. I got draft notice at 18 for Nam with no right to vote. We fixed that, now here we are. Fuck GOP with a Negan style baseball bats.

[stopdiggin]

13. it's screwed up (in your state)

because of the people that are (and have been) in control of your statehouse.

And to be fair (even if it isn't currently in vogue) up until a certain time -- even Republicans thought that voting was a good thing -- and people should be encouraged to do it.

[Traildogbob]

15. Gerry mandering

At its worst. But the crooks had to be voted in to even do that. We have a Trump/Jesus/gun virus that spreads worse than Covid. Airborne. Stupid at its premium. And shit loads of Floridiots that move here with more stupid racial Trump virus. Purging would be welcome. Just give me one night.

[stopdiggin]

21. Hold on now ...

Think on this here a second. DO understand the sentiment -- but put them dogs back up for just a minute. We'll get 'em in the end, son. But it's best if you leave 'em thinking it was their own fault. Even lowin' as how nothin' is ever their fault -- 'cordin to them. But when they drive their own truck axle deep into the newly watered bean field ... By damn -- the neighbors is gonna' laugh at 'em. And that's so much more satisfying ...

So hold off on those hounds and the camo gear for just a bit longer ...
And we'll get the world to laughing at 'em! N' we'll pass 'em on the street an just SMILE ....
It'll be sweet.

[Traildogbob]

27. Ha...great!

I own no camo. I look forward to the laughter. Have no desire to return to the battlefield. Taking a life in any form, never leaves your soul, I will defend myself but ain’t goin huntin. When I see them now, I just walk by laughing. The best way to deal with a WalMart trip, is to smile really big, and giggle at the genetic superiority that abounds. People just think I am really happy. And laughing always makes you feel better. Thanks for the great response.

[Cha]

12. I love the USPS.. I hate the fuckers who are messing

with it.

[stopdiggin]

14. USPS is a great institution

Helped this country grow. And it's been under attack since -- Reagan?

DeJoy and his crowd are new -- the Republican attack goes back ages -- with at least some (modest?) D support for the (wrongheaded) idea that the Post Office should be put on a "business footing."

[Cha]

16. Thank you for your post. I hope it survives long

after trump & de Liar are Gone.

[kacekwl]

17. Got mine

Today.

[True Blue American]

18. Everyone on Ohio receieved an absentee ballot request this week.

I called the BOE to check if my request was on file. It was. I asked if they were OK with volunteers at the Polls. He told me they seemed to be in pretty good shape.

I have someone who will drop it off at the BOE lockbox as soon as I get it and filled out.It is down town.

[George II]

20. Every town in CT has at least one of these at Town Hall. Larger cities have more than one:

[True Blue American]

19. Trump just sued several states over mail in ballots.

Nevada and New Jersey were 2.

Email from Sherrod. Biden up 4 points in Ohio. Guess that Goodyear insult ticked someone off.

[Amaryllis]

28. THis is very encouraging.

[babylonsister]

29. Received in FL today. I will still be dropping mine off. nt

[PNW-Dem]

30. Should have mentioned that u can drop off in some states

Doesn't have to be mailed back. Can put in drop box.

[George II]

31. Yes, I pointed that out in post #20 with a photograph of the one in our town. I took that picture...

....the day I dropped off our primary ballots.

Gosh, I dropped off my ballot and my wife's, wonder if trumpy-bear will accuse me of "bundling"?

[Uncle_Remus]

32. I especially like the (often called "absentee" ballot) part.

[yellowdogintexas]

33. some good and bad regarding Texas

the good: the state Democratic party sends vote by mail applications in January to every over 65 or disabled voter who can be identified as a Democrat. This allows plenty of time to get them in early enough to receive the primary ballot.

Once your application is received, you will get the ballot for every remaining election for the entire year.

This year the party resent applications to the folks who did not respond to the first one.

The not so good: Each county has only ONE drop box - the Elections Office. If you want to avoid using USPS you have to hand carry your ballot to the Elections Office, and show ID. You can only take your own ballot since ID has to be shown.

If you forgot to mail your ballot in but do not want to go all the way to the Elections Office, you can take it with you to the polls but you can't just drop it off; you vote in person like everyone else except you surrender the absentee ballot when you check in at the voting desk.

The very nice change: in the past we could only drop the ballots off on Election Day; this year we can drop them off through the entire early voting period.

We get our ballots in plenty of time to vote. I plan to at a minimum hand carry mine to the USPS branch which serves us but I may take mine to the Central Sorting Center. I believe the Elections Office picks up their mail there.

[summer_in_TX]

34. Texas is mighty "tricksy"

• No drop box anywhere in the county by law (gray area about having one at the Elections Office – but our county is not going to add one). Commissioners Court is 3 Rs to 2 Ds).
• Only place to turn a completed mail-in ballot is the Elections Office in our county seat. (The most distant large city is about an hour away from that location..)
• It can only be hand-delivered inside.
• During office hours.
• You can only deliver your own ballot, can't even deliver the ballot of your immediate family.
• Must show acceptable voter ID if you hand deliver it.
• New law, no straight party voting. Long ballot. State is so large many state-wide candidates are not able to use media to get known, too expensive, too many media markets.
• New law, ended drawing for ballot order. Now Governor's party goes first. You know it, that's the Rs.

[True Blue American]

38. Thanks for that info about only

Drop off your own. I may take mine to the Postoffice then you can check online.

[live love laugh]

35. Those timelines aren't credible considering removal of 171 sorting machines

that has severely hobbled their operating capacity by millions of pieces of mail per hour.

So it’s not an FU. It’s more misleading than anything else IMHO.

Dejoy would’ve more than likely had to approved a widespread mailing like that.

[flying_wahini]

41. I live in Texas (DFW) and still not trusting that ballots will actually be counted.

I will just vote at the Poll as I am a poll worker. Yes, I am 65.

Please consider volunteering at your polls. Training is easy and takes half a day.
We NEED people to help. There were only 3 Democrats at the last election poll and we all had to work a 12 hour shift as there was nobody to replace us!

PLEASE? Ask around NOW. We need some help.

[usaf-vet]

42. I got the same message in my "USPS Informed Delivery" daily email.

We have taken the step to try and meet the mail person at the door each day and thank them for THEIR SERVICE.

Try it.

[zaj]

43. Are these being sent to targeted zipcodes?

If it's not sent to *every* active address, then it's entirely possible it's a GOTV effort for Trump. I live in a very blue area. I'll keep an eye out.

[SweepPicker]

44. I got mine

in the mail today as well

[SpankMe]

45. I got one, too. Seems like good recommendations. n/t

[rso]

46. USPS

Got one of these today.