***** unOFFICIAL 'I VOTED' thread! Blue Tsunami now! report you voted and voting stories!*****

[consider_this]

I am getting bold in my older age with starting threads!
Hoping this could be a common place to log proudly when we voted, and tales from the voting experience.

I will start - whoot, whoot! I voted to day - mail ballot but dropped off at voting site.

President Biden cannot come soon enough for me.

Have at it DUers!

[Cha]

1. Kick.. I just mailed in my Sig Verification..

anxiously awaiting my Ballot here on Kauai.

TY for this.. like your Sif Line, consider this!

[consider_this]

13. Like the Biden/Harris image in your sig...

can you get a yard sign like that? LOVE IT!!

[Cha]

19. Mahalo! I was out walking and saw these signs

so I looked them up online.

Pretty sure you can get them but I live in an Apt Complex so I won't be getting any in RL.

[jorgevlorgan]

2. Wife and I voted down ballot all democratic. put it in the mail saturday

The county says it has been scanned at the post office and on its way to he registrar.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. I voted a week and a half ago

Dropped my ballot off at a box for my county clerk. Easy as pie here in MI.

[lamp_shade]

4. Signed, sealed, delivered, received. I'll be checking often to see when it gets counted.

Notice that I even changed my avatar already.

[Cha]

22. Good on you, lampshade!

Aloha!

[mcar]

5. I dropped my and SO's mail ballots at the Supervisor of Elections

last Thursday. The website says they are received and in processing and no problems.

Florida.

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Voted last Monday. Dropped ballot at SOE in Lauderhill

My vote has been counted, per SOE website

[vercetti2021]

7. Will drop mine off this weekend

Texas has 3 absentee going to Joe!

[consider_this]

17. Hey, how'd you do that?

My daughter who lives in TX said they are making it tough to get that 'absentee/mail' ballot. Said you had to be ill or away to get one, forcing in-person voting for many - plus that crap Abbott pulled with only one drop box per county?!?!?

I am so glad to hear you got your's in. Turn TX blue this time around!!!!!

[vercetti2021]

24. I'm not sure what we said

Covid probably since I'm indeed a high risk due to being overweight. Abbott opened a can of worms with his suppression tactics.

[yellowdogintexas]

103. two in this house too. Hubs has not mailed his yet but mine is in nt

[Lars39]

8. Absentee in TN and it's been received.

[chowder66]

9. I handed my ballot to my postoffice carrier this morning. Felt great!!

I'm in Los Angeles

[ananda]

10. I voted this morning!

It was easy and uneventful. Austin is blue
with an excellent elections bureau chief,
Dana de Beauvoir.

They set up a drive-thru site in front of the
elections center and it was fantastic. There
was a steady stream of cars, and still it only
took me five minutes to vote.

I was also required to watch the clerk as she
stamped my ballot and dropped it in the ballot
box.

It feels good to know that my ballot is safe and
that my vote cannot be hacked because it is on
paper.

I cried off and on all the way home, it was such
a moving moment after four fucking years of hell!

[consider_this]

21. do you need to have the absentee ballot to do this drive through thing?

Or is there some kinda of drive though 'day of' voting?

Asking so I can make it easier for my TX relatives if they want to do it.

thanks for the info!

[ananda]

116. No. Mine was a mail in ballot.

In Texas, seniors can choose mail in.

[Hekate]

11. Both filled out, in envelopes, signed. We'll get them to the drop box by the County buildings asap

Yay, Gov Newsom.

[UpInArms]

12. My family voted a week ago Monday

not one republican got a single vote ... County Clerk’s office ...

[consider_this]

23. Oh Yeah!!!!

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[lkinwi]

14. I voted by absentee and took my ballot to my voting location. I also checked online to make sure

it was received. I voted for all democrats of course, and if a Republican was running unopposed, it was left blank.

[CMYK]

15. voted in rural nc

My wife and I dropped our absentee ballots at the board of elections office a week ago.
Go team Dem!

[haele]

16. Laz and I dropped off our signed ballots this morning.

Every public Library is an official ballot drop-off station in San Diego. Easy peasy.

Haele

[forintegrity]

18. I VOTED!

And so did my husband! I hand delivered both of them to our township office on Monday, October 5th, our Wedding Anniversary. Because what better way to celebrate your anniversary than to VOTE HIM OUT!!!


Michigan! Go BLUE!

[Kaleva]

20. Received, filled out, and dropped off at the village office my MI ballot on the 23rd of Sept

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

25. Voted by mail in Florida

I have voted by mail for 10 years so I'm not worried but I can, and I have in the past, verified that my ballot was received and tabulated.

[Scurrilous]

27. I did too.

I put mine in the mailbox last week.

[Awsi Dooger]

49. Same

Mailed my ballot early this week in Miami after receiving it on Saturday

[forgotmylogin]

26. I voted Tuesday, 10/6 in North St. Louis.

I wish they'd just make October "voting month" because voting early absentee with *hundreds* of people in line at noon on a Tuesday went so much faster and more efficiently at the board of elections office on paper than it did at 6am before work on election day at the library with volunteers and touchscreens that confuse everyone.

There was also a constant stream of people dropping completed mail-in ballots in person at tents set up outside the election office.

[consider_this]

28. So were most of that 'constant stream of people' masked?

I am hoping you say 'yes', since I will choose to interpret that to mean there is a predominance of democratic voters. here's hoping'!

[forgotmylogin]

30. EVERYONE was masked.

This was a government office, we had to go through a metal-detector/x-ray/temperature checkpoint as well, and every single person I saw was in a mask unless they were just getting out of the car or getting into one in the parking lot. And like...one baby without a mask but that's not surprising.

Also, many PoC voting with a vengeance! I helped a family behind me convince their eight-year-old son that wearing a mask made you a superhero because you're protecting everyone!

[consider_this]

39. perfect!!!

[rwheeler31]

29. I voted the first day of early in person voting in Missouri.

If KC and St Louis can come through very big we might get a Democratic governor. Everyone in line was excited and so nice. We have suffered under terrible leadership for a long time but we keep working to change things.

[KentuckyWoman]

31. Verified online my absentee was counted today.

Love Ohio's verification system.

[Greybnk48]

32. We dropped our ballots off last Friday; me, my husband,

And our adult daughter who is living with us right now. As of this a.m., I checked with our Wisconsin ballot tracked, and all three of our Joe/Kamala votes have been safely received.

We voted Democratic all down ticket as well! No more pressure on us!

[Clearly fogged in]

33. Naples Fl, myself and 1 other at SoE.

There was a steady flow of people to the drop box, distantly spaced. No rwnj's or magat's that I could see.

[yardwork]

34. My wife, mother and I all voted absentee!

[Guilded Lilly]

35. I Officially "Count" as Ridin' with Biden!...

Drop box delivery. Columbus, Ohio.
Well organized, fast and very busy!
Long line for the early in person voting. But beautiful breezy, sunny 74degrees made it look pretty doable.

Four official drop box workers taking the sealed ballot from drive ups (moi!)and walking it to the ballot box stationed directly in front of the Board of Elections. I watched her put it in the slot!

[Arthur_Frain]

36. Dropped in the mail this afternoon.

Biden/Harris.

As did Missuz Frain, so that’s a twofer.

[consider_this]

37. OK, now I am super glad for this thread - ENERGIZED!!!

I cannot believe how much this lifts my spirits to see that we are using our power to make a difference!

I felt great when i dropped that ballot - like I could finally actually do something about this nearly 4 year daily affront to our country as we know it - and now seeing the stories getting logged, it is just energizing me with the most hope I have had since.... well, since we elected Obama.

Go, friends, go! DU voters are awesome!!!!

[yuiyoshida]

38. I V O T E D !!!!!!!!!!

Link to tweet

[BlueIdaho]

40. Got our absentee ballots in the mail yesterday

Filled them out and hand delivered them to the county elections office in the afternoon. We Are Done!

[peachpie2]

41. 2 Votes for Biden/Harris in Michigan

No real story to tell. We dropped our ballots off at the County Clerks office in our rural community.

I can say that even though there are the usual Trump signs in the usual places, there are a lot more Biden/Harris signs this cycle than there ever were for Hillary (as much as it pains me to say it). It just feels different this time. More like the election in 2008.

[snpsmom]

42. 2 votes for Biden/Harris

in the MI Thumb.

[skylucy]

43. My husband and I marked our ballots today and will take them to the

drop off box at the Registrar of Voters Office tomorrow!

[JimGinPA]

44. I Voted Last Week

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100214167853

[jpak]

45. Voted yesterday Dem Straight Ticket

Town office

Maine

[Fresh_Start]

46. mailed ballot back yesterday in CA nt

nt

[SoonerPride]

47. I voted by mail a week ago

[UrbScotty]

48. Voted by absentee ballot in Michigan last week!

[myohmy2]

50. voted by mail last week...

...verified my ballot's mailed postmark and the day the county clerk received my ballot...

...I was meticulous at following the instructions; crossed every 't', dotted every 'i'...checked over my ballot several times before sealing and mailing...wouldn't want to have a silly mistake or hand them any excuse to toss my ballot into a garbage can...

...I must say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, it was the most adorable Democratically voted ballot you've ever seen...

...you should be proud of me...I am...

[johnthewoodworker]

51. Dropped off our ballots at the Bass Lake Town Hall on Tuesday of last week. Three Biden votes.

[Towlie]

52. Mailed mine last weekend.

[BigmanPigman]

53. I didn't even get mine yet!!!! CA sends them out Oct 5th.

[wildman76]

54. Voted by mail D all the way across

[AllyCat]

55. Wisconsin. Absentee ballot mailed to the house

Straight Dem ticket for me and Mr AC. Hand delivered to drop box outside clerk’s office.

[masmdu]

56. Greensboro NC. Brought it to the BOE

Voted for Biden, btw.

[deepthought42]

96. Hampstead, NC here!

Boyfriend and I requested our mail in ballots online. We were able to track our ballots while we waited to receive them, then we mailed them off and tracked them to make sure they were accepted!

[gordianot]

57. I vote tomorrow absentee in person at the County Courthouse.

Paper ballot. Vote as soon as you can.

[warmfeet]

58. My wife and I both voted absentee ballot back in late September.

We drove the ballots to the Washington county election office on September 29th.

We can now track our ballots on the Minnesota Secretary of State website.

The site shows that both ballots were received and will be counted.

Needless to say, we both voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Looking forward to our new, sane, president and vice president.

[Biophilic]

59. Yup

I dropped mine and my sister's ballots this morning in Michigan. Feels really good to have that done. Wish I knew they would be counted on Nov. 3rd, but I'm good knowing they are where they belong. I wish Gretchen had been able to get more than just a single extra day of counting, but the repubs are still strong in this state. We will change that. They have shown they just don't give a fuck about anyone other than themselves. We know who they are now.

[reACTIONary]

60. I voted today, and...

... I got my flu shot on the same trip. I am such a good boy!

[ancianita]

61. I voted today, too! Dropped my ballot in the bar coded prepaid business reply envelope at the USPS!

[Tommymac]

62. 2 All Blue PA Ballots put in the mail today.

I'm not scared to mail our votes. We are plenty early. And though the USPS has to overcome that Trump minion Dejoy, I feel very confident that the front line Mail Workers are doing their best to make sure the mail is safe.

Plus, in PA we can check the status of our ballots online.

Worse comes to worse, if they somehow are not received or are invalidated, we can still vote in person on Nov 3.

[JPPaverage]

63. Voted today

I'm in Iowa and absentee ballots were sent out Monday. Got mine yesterday and voted today. I just sat at the kitchen table and filled out ovals. Easy as pie. I dropped it off at a drop box outside the county auditors office. Just that simple. No muss no fuss. And do I really have to say how I voted?

[consider_this]

65. Simply powerful!!!

[Karadeniz]

64. Two votes for the good guys from Texas... Two more to come.

[djacq]

66. Afr Am Family of Four voted in Virginia

Joe Biden
Kamala Harris

Senator Mark Warner

Dr Cameron Webb to represent VA-05

Absentee Ballot to Drop Box; thank you Gov Ralph Northam.

[barbtries]

67. I voted in September,

think it was the 10th, but no longer sure.
I dropped my ballot off at the BoE - it was the 2nd time since March I'd left the house. Totally worth it. Within days it was acknowledged on the website.

[Mr.Bill]

68. Got our ballots in the mail today.

My wife is out of town for a few days, and we have not received our voter guide yet. There's a lot of propositions on the California ballot with a lot of deceptive ads on TV about many of them. I'll wait for the voter guide which presents arguments for both sides of every proposition so I can make a more informed decision on the few I haven't decided yet.

I, of course will be voting for all democrats. The rub is that local elections like city council are officially non-partisan here and no party affiliation is listed with the candidates name. I'll probably stop by Democratic county headquarters and they can point out the Democratic candidates for us. In past years I've always dropped of my ballot a a polling place on election day. This year we will be taking our ballots directly to the Registrar of Voters. Easy to do since I live within walking distance. I'll do this as soon as I fill the ballot out.

[suilebhan]

69. 4 all blue ballots in Georgia

My household dropped off our 4 ballots on Sept. 27. All four have been accepted by our county, and our votes will be counted on election day. We're looking forward to President Biden and Vice President Harris.

[steve2470]

70. voted, dropped off mail-in ballot at SoE office in person nt

[IcyPeas]

71. filled out my Mail in Ballot today

will bring it to the library where they have a ballot drop box tomorrow.

[Ligyron]

72. I did it along w wife and daughter a week ago mailed and received by Supervisor of Elections.

Great you can check online now to make sure your ballot was received. Now, we can sit back and wait for the fireworks on the 3rd.

or we could drive people to the polls who haven't a ride.

[mecherosegarden]

73. I voted in Central CA

Drove to the Courthouse and couldn't find the ballot drop box so I drove to another polling place, 8 miles away to cast my vote. Done! All blue!

[Sherman A1]

74. Dropped of the ballot on September 30th

at the Board of Elections.

[tinymontgomery]

75. Voted in SC Monday

Went fine, Harrison has Graham on the run.

[consider_this]

76. This is uplifting! We will clean House (the White one) and Senate!

[lillypaddle]

77. I put my ballot in the mail at the PO a week ago

Now I'm waiting for it to be recorded as received.

[catbyte]

78. I voted, dropped off my ballot in the dropbox. I checked online & my ballot was received. Now I'm

getting texts from groups, "I see you've submitted your ballot. Can you get 3 friends to vote, too?" So I've been reaching out to as many folks as I can.

[consider_this]

80. ??

how do these 'groups' know that you submitted your ballot??!

[catbyte]

82. It's public knowledge like voter lists. It's not shady.

[consider_this]

84. Thanks, I did not know that.

So, could you look up a person and see whether they voted or not?

Sorry if I am ignorant on this topic.

[catbyte]

93. Actually, what they do is get the voter lists then look at their lists for a match. It was the MI

Democratic Party & Biden campaign. I'm a registered, active Democrat so they know who to contact.

[tiredtoo]

79. My Grandson and I both voted September 30

Straight ticket Dem. Michigan absentee ballots placed in township drop box. Receipt of same insured via internet search.

[Naio]

81. My son,daughter and me we voted today in New York via absentee ballot . Biden Harris ticket yesss

[gollygee]

83. My husband, myself, and my 18-year-old all voted in Michigan

We dropped our ballots off at city hall.

[gademocrat7]

85. Voted on Monday 10/5 Atlanta, GA

Took absentee ballot to drop off box. Got confirmation text yesterday that ballot was received and accepted.

[consider_this]

87. You see many MAGA people there?

I guessing you can detect them by lack of masks.

[Resistance1]

86. Received my ballot today!

Voting all blue tomorrow!

[mysteryowl]

88. I actually made a mistake on my absentee ballot!

I was being so careful too. I ended up going into City Hall for a new ballot. They had to void my first one, I then reapplied to vote absentee. I was then given a 2nd ballot. Went into the room with the stars and strips banners, nice effect, and chatted with the poll worker as I voted.

Put my ballot in the envelope and she informed me I did it wrong! I had to put it into the private envelop first. I knew that! So we fixed it and I finally put my ballot in the box.

Whew! what an ordeal and I know how to vote!

Good luck America!

[SunSeeker]

89. Mailed both mine and my husband's Biden ballots today at the main post office.

[Butterflylady]

90. Mailed my ballot this morning at 10:30 AM.

[wendyb-NC]

91. Walked my witnessed/signed ballot,in to the local B. of E., yesterday, here in eastern, NC

I got a text this AM to inform me it had been accepted.

[occupant]

92. Here I am Baby!

Signed, sealed, and delivered, Joes our Man! X2

[Beringia]

94. I voted but waiting to oct 19 to use the drop box

[Tess49]

95. Mailed my ballot back over a week ago. It was received by the election board one day later.

[Tikki]

97. We mailed off our ballots today...

Three of us...three BIDEN/HARRIS votes.

The Tikkis + son

[wysi]

98. I sent in...

I sent in my VA absentee ballot two weeks ago. Blue Tsunami baby!

[Jon King]

99. Voted in FL

Sent in ballot for Biden-Harris, confirmed with Palm Beach County election supervisor that ballot was received back by them.

[scarletlib]

100. Dropped Mine and husbands ballots in drop box last week.

No problems. Straight Democratic ticket.

[llmart]

101. Voted absentee ballot on Monday and dropped it off in our township dropbox.

Straight Dem down the line. Left anything with just R's blank. I went on Michigan's website to track my ballot and it's showing received, so we're good to go!

There were several judgeships to vote on and even though it says they are nonpartisan votes, I do know a few of them and their reputations and if they lean Dem, so I chose to vote for them.

Hey, Joe. I think we've got this in Michigan!

[yellowdogintexas]

102. I mailed mine last week It has arrived and ballot board is pending

It took 2 days to arrive!!


USPS is working fine here!!!
Glad we can track our ballots through the County Elections website

I will be doing ballot chase and vote chase - Early Voting in person starts October 13

[Sedona]

104. Mine and Mr Sedona's votes are in Dekalb County GA

My three daughters in AZ all voting by mail blue.

[Sancho]

105. I mailed my Monday...hopefully it will get there in October!

...but I'll check on line to see that I've voted.

[PennyK]

106. Turning Florida BLUE

I messed up my double-seal envelope, so I had to go to the Board of Elections in Viera, Brevard County for a replacement. I thought I'd need to go to another building to cast it, but they had a ballot box in the same room. I popped hubby's and mine in and pranced right off. Not many other folks around and all were masked. Feeling great! Florida doesn't wait to count these, either.

[BBG]

107. Posted our Ballots 9/30, Ack Emails Recvd 10/2

We posted our ballots at the post office last Wednesday. My ballot was acknowledged received by Allegheny county on Friday.

Turning PA Blue,
BBG

[UCmeNdc]

108. I Voted By Mail 1 week earlier.

[Happyhippychick]

109. I voted by absentee, ballot deposited in a ballot box

[LincolnRossiter]

110. Confirmed online that my ballot was accepted at my precinct in Kitsap County, Washington.

Felt great! Will probably do a couple more phone-banking sessions in Georgia and may make one or two more $50 donations. Otherwise my election is over. That feels good.

[Chellee]

111. My daughter and I voted today.

We're in Indiana where Governor Holcomb says, "No! Voting absentee is verboten! You must risk your life, unless you're Republican, in which case, it's just like the flu, you'll be fine. It's all fine. This is fine." I'm paraphrasing.

So early voting began yesterday, and there was a two hour line, so we skipped it. Today the line was only about 30 minutes, but we went mid afternoon because a lot of people showed up as soon as they opened this morning, and I suspected that a lot of people would try to go on their lunch hour, so 3pm was the sweet spot.

They had 6 foot markers on the floor, and the poll workers were adamant that people respect the spacing. All of the people checking you in were behind plexiglass. We have voter ID here because...Indiana. Masks were required and that was enforced. Everyone was given a plastic glove to wear for the poking of the buttons on the voting machine. There were multiple hand sanitizer dispensers.

Judging by the man in front of us, and the two older women behind us who loudly discussed how voting by mail is "just not safe!" Indiana will not go blue, but honestly, did any of you really expect us to? Those of you who live in blue states, cherish the fact that your neighbors and coworkers are not mostly raving lunatics. Red state living is hard. Still, we've done what we can. Two straight Democratic tickets, which means that a lot of local races we abstained because there was no democratic candidates. Having said that, there were at least some, and in years past there was often none. Look at us improving. I got to vote for a candidate for county surveyor!?! You go dude! You survey that county! I doubt he'll actually win, but that's not the point.

I'm glad we're done. I think we did it in the safest possible way, given the circumstances we were forced to deal with.

[consider_this]

114. BRAVO!!!

I was fortunate enough to be able to get a mail in/drop off ballot. I am so thankful for those who don't have that option and still take the risks to go in person. Your story sounds encouraging from the standpoint of the safety measures in place. So glad you could go at a non-busy time.

Just FYI - I live in a blue state, yet are surrounded by republicans signs in my 'suburbs' . Hard to believe. I see careless behavior too.

Maybe there will be a shocker and good folks like yourself can turn the red states blue! Thanks for your story!

[vishnura]

112. Voted, dropped in collection box,

Checked on the state site, vote was accepted.....one more vote for the blue team

[Boomer]

113. Voted by mail in West Virginia

Sent them off over a week ago and their safe arrival has been confirmed.

We had a special election here a few months ago and my wife and I voted in person at the polls. Based on our past experiences, our polling station is usually pretty quiet so we figured we could just wear masks for the short time we would be there. To my dismay, this time around, because voting was expected to be light, two precincts had been mashed together in the same area (lobby of the local middle school) and one entire table of poll workers were maskless.

We both called in complaints to the local elections bureau, and I'll have to take their word for it that something was done, but no way was I going to take a chance again during the presidential elections. So we requested a main-in ballot as soon as it was available. We won't have any effect on red state WV, but I like the thought of our votes being part of the nation-wide count for Biden. It might not determine the electoral college, but it contributes to the tenor of the nation.

[consider_this]

115. Yikes! maskless poll workers?!

That is crazy. You were smart to get the vote by mail ballot this time around!

[Betty88]

117. dropped ours off today

I must say I like this being able to look over the ballet with a cup of coffee. Not feeling rushed and grumpy after standing in line for ages. If NJ wanted to make this a full time thing I would go for it.

[halfulglas]

118. I VOTED

I voted absentee, always voter but first time ever absentee for general election. Dropped it off in box on Sunday. Checked county voting web site on Monday and it was already marked as received.

[IndianaDave]

119. I Voted in person on Tuesday, Oct 6th

That was the first day of early voting in Indiana. The line was around the block, downtown, and it took over two hours to actually get into the polling place and vote. I took a neighbor with me, who confided on the way home that he also voted a straight Democratic ticket. So there are 2 more for Biden - Harris!

I'm certainly not making a prediction about red, red Indiana, but -- although I ALWAYS vote -- the last time I saw lines like this was in 2008, when Indiana went for Barack Obama. I'm hoping against hope that we surprise everybody and move into Joe Biden’s column this time. I don’t think anyone expects that to happen, but it could. I think I'll go get a bottle of champagne this week, just in case!

I forgot to mention that our local news reported that voting was heavy everywhere in the state.

[consider_this]

121. That sounds encouraging!!!

It would be awesome if that flipped blue. Especially since VP of FLies is from there.

[IndianaDave]

123. I know!

I don't want to be unrealistic, but it's absolutely true that the lines were amazing -- comparable only to 2008! And those lines were as long when I left the polling place as when I arrived. I'm cautiously optimistic. Biden might just surprise the Repubs here. I can hardly wait to see what happens. I'm sure Trump thinks he has Indiana in his pocket. We shall see!

[BainsBane]

120. I voted on Sept 16

The very first day of early voting in Minnesota. I had to wait a while in line, but it was worth it. It felt great!

[Rice4VP]

122. I vote in person on Monday, September 21 in VA

This is the first time that we’ve had early in person voting. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes. I went as soon as the building opened....with my mask

[kozar]

124. MRs K and I did absentee

Ballots received yesterday and confirmed via phone call and online in Tn. Thank God no Post Office shenanigans with our ballots!

Koz

[honest.abe]

125. Just got our mail in ballots for PG County Maryland.

We plan to drop off at a drop box nearby this weekend.

We both voted for Biden/Harris!

[Sunsky]

126. Dropped my ballot off at the SOE's dropbox location

Straight blue FL 💙