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8. I gave mine to the mailman.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Nov 7, 2021, 02:17 PM

Nov 2021

Send me to the hoosegow!

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his wife dropped off his ballot for him, which is illegal and punish [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP

First I hear of this... secondwind Nov 2021 #1

First and only reason you heard of this DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #21

I'm in Arizona and we have mail in ballot. You are also allowed to drop off ballot at an early Pisces Nov 2021 #2

FTA: Pennsylvania law in most cases prohibits any person from submitting another person's ballot. NullTuples Nov 2021 #14

Crystal Mason. Texas black woman makes honest voting mistake, goes to jail. cbabe Nov 2021 #3

First person I thought of. catrose Nov 2021 #45

And that's the problem. Picking and choosing the laws one decide to ignore. marble falls Nov 2021 #4

I bet most PA voters don't know about that peculiar law. n/t pnwmom Nov 2021 #17

It varies from state to state FBaggins Nov 2021 #5

Of course, an honest mistake piddyprints Nov 2021 #6

He should have had his 17 year old son try to vote for him twice Orrex Nov 2021 #7

I gave mine to the mailman. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #8

That is a very stupid law. LisaL Nov 2021 #9

It up to the state that this very governor signed jimfields33 Nov 2021 #10

I kinda like the Pennsylvania law. Calista241 Nov 2021 #18

How would it prevent that? LisaL Nov 2021 #19

I was wondering your second point as well. Torchlight Nov 2021 #43

Does this mean you cannot put a spouse's mail-in ballot in the mailbox? Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #11

Last I read last year bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #12

Is That A Recent Change In The Law? DallasNE Nov 2021 #13

Did he designate her in writing to deliver his ballot? If so it is allowed. If not it's not allowed. NullTuples Nov 2021 #15

does the gov. have a disability? otherwise doesn't sound like she could drop off his ballot orleans Nov 2021 #16

He was treated for cancer last year, so I think it's safe to assume the answer is yes. NullTuples Nov 2021 #20

No, it is not safe to assume. former9thward Nov 2021 #28

Ah, well then. Hang 'em high. NullTuples Nov 2021 #29

No one is going to be hung. former9thward Nov 2021 #38

Right; both parties are exactly the same. Permanut Nov 2021 #40

yes. I know. NullTuples Nov 2021 #41

I agree Rebl2 Nov 2021 #22

That's a ridiculous law if it even applies here. The ballots are in sealed envelopes.... George II Nov 2021 #23

On the other hand, Igel Nov 2021 #24

Time for another lynch party. hay rick Nov 2021 #25

If you mail it, the postal person delivers it. What is the problem? LogicFirst Nov 2021 #26

Gov Wolf should know the law Deminpenn Nov 2021 #27

Absurd probably. But he is governor of the state rpannier Nov 2021 #30

That's a voter suppression law. Need to fix it at the Federal level. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #31

PA voting laws have always been strict Deminpenn Nov 2021 #32

It was bad in VA until we got Northam and a Dem majority in 2017. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #33

That early voting thing is ridiculous moose65 Nov 2021 #34

It's been that way in PA forever afaik Deminpenn Nov 2021 #37

Absurd, yes, but there should be a procedure... El Mimbreno Nov 2021 #35

How about we talk about how the Philadelphia and Reading school systems which are full failures. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #36

There's a big lawsuit over school funding now in the courts Deminpenn Nov 2021 #39

Correct The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #42

The new funding formula has probably helped, but Deminpenn Nov 2021 #46

The lawsuit was filed in 2014. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #44