Rides To Drop Off Boxes?

[Tom Rinaldo]

Is there anyone out there organizing anything like this? We all know about organizing volunteers to offer "Rides to the Polls" on Election Day, but this year the main choke point seems to be a danger of mail in ballots not making it back in time to be counted in the final results due to mail slowdowns. Now, on top of that, with the current make up of the U.S. Supreme Court the chances are growing that in some states ballots postmarked by Election Day but delivered after Election Day will end up being discarded regardless of what current State laws currently allow.

IMO Democrats now should discourage mailing in ballots if possible when other options are available, and we should be helping make other options accessible. Not everyone is able to make it to a ballot drop box in person, or to the local Board of Elections where Drop Boxes are not provided. Further, some State Laws prohibit dropping off a ballot other than your own at a Drop Box. One way around that is to provide rides for voters so that they can safely deposit their own ballots in person.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. Uber, Lyft and others are offering free/discounted rides on election day but I think that's it.

I haven't heard of any assistance for getting people to early voting or drop off boxes.

[SheltieLover]

2. Great idea!

K&R

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. Thanks. In particular I was thinking about a State like Texas

where as of this minute a populous sprawling urban county only is able to have one Drop Box which makes if more than "inconvenient" for most voters who can't drive to get to.

[SheltieLover]

4. Or 10 hr lines in Cleveland's AA districts

They could use this help if there were a way to coordinate it.