Mask Up and Vote Early In Person

[Indyfan53]

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If you are not in the vulnerable demographics, you should mask up and vote early in person. Trump has badly sabotaged the post office with his postmaster general Louis DeJoy. Mail sorting machines have been scrapped, mailboxes have been locked and/or removed, and overtime has been cut for postal workers.

With many states unable to count many mail in ballots in time during the primaries, we CANNOT afford to risk our ballots being late. Just look at this piece from CNN:

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/opinions/election-2020-vote-by-mail-absentee-pildes/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2YPsUfd2TIZjp6JGMefmSFhIKt7Gq5ftICPQaga17P9aoFGF0gvxkVk5g|

I will keep stressing this until November 3rd. We can’t afford to leave anything to chance.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. That's my plan

Early voting begins in October in my state. I will get in line to cast my vote while circumventing any monkey bidness rump & co. have cooked up involving the USPS.

[Javaman]

15. me too. starts here in texas on Oct 13. I'll be there early. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

2. I am happily going to vote by mail.

I urge those who can to also vote by mail so that those who cannot will have an easier time voting in person. The last thing we want is to have limited polling locations in urban areas, which are predominantly Democratic, and massive wait times, which have absolutely proven to discourage voters.

In some primary states, those who opted to vote in-person had to wait up to five-plus hours to cast their ballot. If we count on in-person voting in a pandemic, we likely lose.

Don't leave it up to chance. Request your mail-in ballot right now if you can, send it the second you can and track the ballot to make sure it's counted.

It's the smart thing to do and why Biden's campaign is pushing that method because they know the GOP is going to do everything they can to limit in-person voting in urban areas.

[stillcool]

3. there is a reason why they are trying..

so hard to prevent people from voting by mail. It would be interesting to know what the odds are, by state, of getting your ballot counted either by mail or in person, or even being able to cast a vote in person. Long lines, the days of covid. For many, probably a crap-shoot either way. So, I say just vote early. Any way you want.

[alittlelark]

4. Yup - Gonna hit Early Voting in Sandoval Co.

Within the first few days. Mask and gloves at the ready !

[NightWatcher]

5. Oct 19 for most people here in Florida.

[ARPad95]

6. I'm voting early in person & will be an election inspector/voting system specialist on Nov 3rd

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[Solly Mack]

7. That's the plan. Masks are mandatory here.

[LeftInTX]

16. They are here, but not at the polls

I think most states do not require masks while voting. (Disenfranchisement issues)

However, I don't think most voters know this.

My friend actually lost her mask on her way to vote.

I was at the polls on July 14th. Everyone voting wore masks because the library requires it. However, they did not know that voters were exempt.

[Solly Mack]

17. We got a postcard reminding us to bring ours to the polls.

Could just be for the line but that was not stipulated. Might be different inside. We'll see.

Voted by mail (absentee ballot/military) for years and this year will be my first in-person voting in a long, long time.

I'm excited. Course, we are probably the only two Democrats in this tiny village of 802 people.

Got the local and national ACLU in my contacts on my phone. Just in case.

[LisaL]

24. Those who refuse to wear masks still have to be allowed to vote.

NT

[Solly Mack]

25. Don't recall saying otherwise. Was saying I'll have a mask on.

The OP says Mask up and Vote early. I was responding to that. Never once suggesting those without one won't get to vote.

But we did get a postcard last week reminding people to have a mask with them - postcard from the office of the registrar. Probably for the line, as I've stated in another post.

[LisaL]

26. Better get a good quality mask.

Cloth masks, like we have been repeatedly told, are to protect other people from you. So you want a quality PPE mask for voting, if there are going be un-masked people there.

[Solly Mack]

27. No worries. I have all kinds of masks.

[BlueWavePsych]

8. Second that. Vote Early and In Person!

[abqtommy]

9. Early voting here in New Mexico runs from October 17 through October 31. See you there!

[CaptYossarian]

10. At least beat the poll watchers.

[Progressive dog]

11. We can spread covid to vulnerable demographics

even if we are not in one. If you can vote by mail you should do so. Don't let Trump panic you. That's what he wants.

[Indyfan53]

13. Have you not seen the mail delays?

Lots of ballots will not be delivered in time, including the battle ground states.

[Progressive dog]

14. Have you not seen the lines at voting locations

in past years? With covid as an excuse for not having sufficient poll workers, it will be worse this year.
Don't wait to vote, don't procrastinate and please don't encourage others to do so.

[FakeNoose]

12. I believe our US Postal System wants to do it right

I think they want Chump gone as much as we do - maybe even more so. They are going to see to it that the ballots get delivered on time because their livelihoods depend on it.

Maybe DeJoy is a Chump buttsniffer, but it doesn't matter because he'll be gone soon. They don't have to obey him and they know it. This nightmare is almost over. The US Postal Service is going to come through for us, because they know the stakes. The postal workers will save the day.

Full disclosure: I live in a blue county and a blue city (Pittsburgh, PA). I recognize that other areas aren't as "woke" as our guys are. If you don't trust the postal workers in your area, you should plan to hand-deliver your "mail-in" ballot to the county election board drop-off.

[Sugarcoated]

18. Folks should vote whatever way they want to

[colsohlibgal]

19. Exactly

In Ohio early voting starts on 10/6 I will be voting on that date. Time to help Joe and Kamala win by a massive margin. Of course even if that happens dumb Dictator Donnie will likely have to be escorted/dragged out of the White House.....and hopefully quickly charged with tax fraud and his other crimes.

[Cadfael]

20. I would like to but

all early in person voting in my county is done via touch screen machines. In person on Election Day I have the option of a paper ballot. Obviously a mail in ballot will also be paper and I have the option of using a drop box to return the ballot so my only big concern is whether the republicans try to pull some shenanigans with signature challenging......if I vote in person on Election Day that can’t happen.

[flying_wahini]

21. AND please VOLUNTEER to work the POLLS!!!!!!!

Especially if you are young and have already had Covid.

We are In DESPERATE NEED in Texas for people to work the polls. They pay you , think I made $12.00 and hour and they also paid for training (now online).

If you live in Texas https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/onlinepollworker.shtml#

[LisaL]

23. Thanks but no thanks.

Whether we want it or not, lots of people will be voting by mail. And usually this site is all for mail in voting.

[uponit7771]

28. FACT: The president of the United States is ***OPENLY*** working against democracy against the law