CBS Evening news suggests Democrats are

[Cattledog]

leaving their ballots on the "kitchen table". In other words they requested ballots but are not going to vote.

[Sherman A1]

1. The news media has to stir up a story to fill airtime.

apparently they just cannot help themselves.

[Trumpocalypse]

9. FYI

[sarcasmo]

2. Almost all of our mail in ballots are in here in Wisconsin, that is CBS creating fear

[Thekaspervote]

3. Oh FFS! Did they go into everyone's kitchen and find ballots sitting there?

Have they not looked at the numbers of Dems voting vs pukes??
Just STFU!!

Just one more reason I never watch their shitty news programs, or any of their other programs for that matter!

[SheltieLover]

5. This!👆

They need to quit stirring the pot!

[Shermann]

8. They interviewed this pretty convincing lady Anne Ekdote. nt

[rockfordfile]

4. There's a lot of ballots not mailed or the post office isn't doing its job

[walkingman]

6. Good, maybe people will get off their ass and vote - whatever it takes.

[rockfordfile]

28. I agree

[musclecar6]

7. In your

Dreams CBS. Why in the world would Dems request ballots and not mail them in. We want the orange menace gone come next Tuesday.

[tavernier]

13. I'll tell you why, because I'm one of them,

and so are others I know.

My whole intention from day one was to vote on the actual voting day as I’ve always done, but because of Covid I wanted to have a ballot just in case I got sick or anything else that might happen. I have filled out my ballot but now that we are a week away from voting, I feel pretty confident that I will be there to personally step into the booth and vote as I always have. I already know the rules and I have verified them, that I have to takeMy ballot along and hand it in before I am allowed to vote, which I will do. I know that I’m not the only person doing this. I think a lot of people who totally intend to vote, and will vote, took the extra precaution of getting a mail in ballot this year.

[Awsi Dooger]

27. I think a lot more people are doing that than expected

Also many states sent ballots to everyone registered. There is never anything close to 100% turnout, but all those unreturned ballots among a normal percentage of non-voters are interpreted as if somehow we were supposed to expect full turnout.

[shrike3]

10. I went to their website and didn't see anything.

Must have just been on the broadcast.

[budkin]

11. Bullshit, there are entire campaigns that track people who haven't returned their ballots

What a bunch of malarkey!

[beachbumbob]

12. I know Illinois you get a mail in ballot and not do it and

Do in person voting, they note the record.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Exactly What We Saw

Small early voting site in the south edge of our county.
We both waited & voted and were in & out in 15 minutes.
Just in front of us a woman turned in her mail ballot, poll worker gave her a receipt & an in-person ballot.
Practically nothing to it!

[misanthrope]

14. Always with the drama

It's not about information and public service for them. It's about ratings and profits.

[SMC22307]

15. Leaving them on the kitchen table to vote in person instead because it's too late to mail? (n/t)

[SharonAnn]

18. They'd better take it with them on Election Day.

They’ll need to surrender it before they can vote the regular way.

[SMC22307]

19. Good point. Plus whatever ID is required. (n/t)

[dsc]

20. actually not on NC they spoil the absentee if you show up instead

[SMC22307]

21. They spoil the absentee? The poll workers? Spoil, as in destroy? (n/t)

[DeminPennswoods]

24. No, there's a set procedure the poll workers go through

to make sure the absentee ballot isn't counted. It's probably different in each state, though.

[dsc]

25. they list it as spoiled

I don't know exactly how that works but apparently it does.

[JCMach1]

17. Or they went ahead and voted early, or

Will on election day

[FakeNoose]

22. It's not true in Pennsylvania

Here's the interactive map in Github: https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/PA.html

In Pennsylvania, almost 70% of the Dems who requested mailed ballots have responded and their ballots have been received as recently as today. Independents are also at 54% response rate.

In our state some areas experienced a printing/mailing snafu that was discussed on other posts, and that led to a 3 day extension. The PA Supreme Court has ruled on an additional 3 days for voters to have their mailed ballots counted, even if the ballots haven't been received by November 3rd.

[DeminPennswoods]

26. Here are the mail/in person rules for PA

From votespa.com, the state's official voting info site:

What if I requested a mail-in or absentee ballot but I didn't receive a ballot, lost my ballot, or changed my mind and want to vote in-person?

- If you already submitted a mail-in or absentee ballot, you cannot vote at your polling place on election day.

- If you did not return your mail-in or absentee ballot and you want to vote in person, you have two options:
1. Bring your ballot and the pre-addressed outer return envelope to your polling place to be voided. After you surrender your ballot and envelope and sign a declaration, you can then vote a regular ballot.

2. If you don't surrender your ballot and return envelope, you can only vote by provisional ballot at your polling place. Your county board of elections will then verify that you did not vote by mail before counting your provisional ballot.

[Boogiemack]

23. If they do, they will be voting at the polls on Nov. 3.

[rockfordfile]

29. Maddow had something on this