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— ðð§©Perpetuaðªâï¸ (@barrylarkin06.bsky.social) 2025-08-19T07:30:34.071Z
All 50 states should be
VOTE BY MAIL ONLY â¼ï¸
8 states have been doing it successfully, some for decades.
CO CA OR WA UT VT NV HA & DC
Ballots & info out 3 weeks ahead of election, read & discuss. No time off work, no standing in lines, NO ICEholes terrorizing voters!
USPS!ð¬
ð·ðºCan't hack paper!
BoRaGard
(7,591 posts)MadameButterfly
(4,160 posts)to hack or otherwise steal the election and mail in ballots would get in the way.
Mail in ballots are allowed in Russia, but I expect every aspect of the vote count is corrupt there.
I can't believe how transparently Trump admits advice from a dictator known for corrupt elections is influencing his policy toward our elections.
Irish_Dem
(82,378 posts)All for show.
They are totally rigged and everyone knows it up front.
MadameButterfly
(4,160 posts)But we don't have that yet. Will we by 2026? Or is Putin having to work around some democratic institutions he doesn't have to bother with in Russia, to effect the same result here?
If Putin want the end to mail in voting, we need to look at why.
Sorry if I'm ignorant here, but was their any English speaking person from US taking notes in this meeting, or was it Tump and Putin alone with a Russian translator? Because, I don't believe Trump's claims even of what Putin said if there isn't corroboration.
So maybe Putine wants to get rid of mail in voting, or maybe Trump wants it and is using Putin as an excuse. Because he thinks Americans want advice from Putin as much as he does.
Skittles
(172,895 posts)just based on those states alone
CTyankee
(68,490 posts)there was a special drop box outside of New Haven's town hall for ballots.
no_hypocrisy
(55,390 posts)IOW, while not following the strict Letter of the Law, states like Texas, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, etc. can voluntarily change their election laws to follow the template that TSF gave them.
DeeDeeNY
(3,964 posts)David Steiner has to be an improvement.
Gimpyknee
(1,025 posts)Last edited Tue Aug 19, 2025, 11:40 AM - Edit history (1)
We receive notice from our Board of Elections that our ballot has been received.
Fuck Trump. He has no say in how a state handles elections.
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