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eridani

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4. I strongly recommend drop boxes over mail

Reply to tavalon (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:45 PM

Oct 2012

Getting a ballot shredded, while of low probability, means you have to trust elections department employees to copy your ballot correctly. They do the best that they can, and are watched by observers, but this is still not optimum.

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Woot! Our ballots came! [View all] tavalon Oct 2012 OP

still waiting for ours... barnabas63 Oct 2012 #1

How many people in WA vote by mail? Is it like OR where they all vote by mail? hrmjustin Oct 2012 #2

State-wide, although I think I heard there were one or two counties that didn't vote by mail. gateley Oct 2012 #6

Sent mine out yesterday Spirochete Oct 2012 #3

I strongly recommend drop boxes over mail eridani Oct 2012 #4

Also, extra postage may be required in some counties... countryjake Oct 2012 #10

And Inslee should be the next governor! Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #5

God, I hope so! gateley Oct 2012 #7

Ours too! yewberry Oct 2012 #8

A message from Dem SecState candidate Kathleen Drew eridani Oct 2012 #9