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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's too late for the mail
Dont mail your ballot
Its too late for that
Drop it off
If your inclined to still put it in the mail go ahead and use it for fire starter or flush it down the toilet or pop it in your recycling because thats all it will be good for.
If you want your vote to count take it in yourself
They will try to steal that vote tomorrow even if they say they will count it today
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)as long as it is postmarked on or before Election Day. She does not suggest that people wait to the last minute if they can get it in earlier. A few states have a lot of experience with early voting like CA does but we have to get all 50 to do the same.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)In the critical states, SCOTUS has ruled that Wisconsin can only count votes received by election day. They have allowed Pennsylvania (and North Carolina) to count ballots received later that have been postmarked by election day, but reserve the right to decide later whether to include them or not if they turn out to be the difference makers. (In other words, if Trump is leading PA on the election day count, and Biden passes him to win the state and the EC with votes received later, you can be sure they'll rule to discard them and give the election to Trump.) DON'T RISK IT -- USE A DROPBOX OR HAND THEM IN AT THE POLLING PLACE/ELECTION OFFICE (depending on your state).
Newland56
(73 posts)We have been down this road
The Supreme Court ruled in fl to stop counting the votes
Two justices on the court worked for Bush during that case
TwilightZone
(25,456 posts)And they have ruled in favor of states several times of late. They are highly unlikely to override state regulations, Amy or no Amy.
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)Alito made it very clear the decision will be revisited if the ballots postmarked 11/3 but received after 11/3 changes the outcome, i.e. who wins. That makes it pretty clear what they will be up to if asked by trump.
So, yes if you want your ballot to be something other than a fire starter..dont mail it
Biden campaign, Governors and other state officials are telling ppl NOT to mail their ballots!!
Newland56
(73 posts)It is clear we are going to have votes that wont count
We have to minimize that
We have to vote so hard that they cant throw enough out to change our result
Dont help them out
Deliver your ballot
TwilightZone
(25,456 posts)While I understand that this is sarcasm, it's also horrible advice. Local mail can and will still be delivered in the coming days. Depending on how local mail is processed, there is indeed time to send it in, if that is one's only option.