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mitch96

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4. Mail in ballots scare me...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2018, 02:37 PM

Jul 2018

For the one single fact that the mail can be "diverted".. I know that machines can be changed also but one angry postal person could do a lot of damage...Especially if Dems have a majority of mail in's.. He/she could just dump any and all mail in votes and a greater % being Dem, that would hurt...
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Florida: Higher percentage of Democrats requesting mail-in primary ballots than Republicans [View all] RandySF Jul 2018 OP

K&R!!! Important swing state, of course. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #1

Same thing happened leading up to the 2016 election too. n/t jaysunb Jul 2018 #2

Good 👍 Liberal Jesus Freak Jul 2018 #3

Mail in ballots scare me... mitch96 Jul 2018 #4

I've voted by mail for 12 years since moving to CA RandySF Jul 2018 #6

"Never had a problem." mitch96 Jul 2018 #7

When I lived in Oregon, we got a notification from the county commissioner... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #8

Ahhhh... mitch96 Jul 2018 #10

We have mail in ballots. And the reason I know they get there is I can go online pnwmom Jul 2018 #12

We can go online and verify receipt of our ballots. RandySF Jul 2018 #15

"online and verify receipt of our ballots." mitch96 Jul 2018 #16

Ok. But you are in California. This is Florida. retread Jul 2018 #14

One reason: amendments Loge23 Jul 2018 #5

" be as prepared as possible for the actual vote." mitch96 Jul 2018 #9

This has been a big push by the state Democratic party mcar Jul 2018 #11

Good Sign! Cha Jul 2018 #13