Florida voting. Experience in hurricane area

[recovering_democrat]

Florida voting FYI. I usually do mail in ballot. and never had any problems. In the midst of hurricane impact on this community, I filled out, whoops out of stamps. As of today, I decided go to take my sealed ballot envelope and put it in box in closest voting site near my home. Here are a few comments what I learned: 1. place chosen for site very accessible, well control traffic on this main road. (Still lots of damaged areas, lights in entire city. Volunteer help from other places help with traffic control as needed all over the city including this busy road. Easy access. 2. Good parking area site in business area, had no problem get park space close to election site, staff outside help with questions/directions, open door for entry. Just inside front large secure unit with opening in which you insert the envelope for secure placement by yourself and 2 staff to answer any questions people have. Done. Safe. Secure. Highly professional election workers. 3. From my home to and from voting site different routes and combination of business and residential areas. This community all the way to and from in this trip is badly damaged. Still collecting damaged trees, shrubbery, fencing, home furnishings destroyed in homes all around, same as my own neighborhood, truck after truck, day after day as families must repair and replace homes, roofs, damage of various types. On and on riding the whole route to and from this trip today and many others. Friends, don't forget to vote. Don't forget to respect your fellow citizens too. We are Americans. I was encouraged today.

[Deuxcents]

1. Good on you n glad it went smoothly

I researched the judges n Amendments the night I got my mail in ballot n it was in the mail the next day. Ian was never a consideration then as it wasn’t even to Cuba yet. Thankfully I didn’t wait n put it off as my friend n I talked over the phone about the judges so we both got em in early. Hoping for a Florida miracle...

[Pantagruel]

2. That's odd?

Mail-in ballots usually have pre-paid postage ,not in Fla.?

[LisaL]

3. Not all states have pre-paid postage.

Mine doesn't.

[MichaelSoE]

4. Really ... FL resident here ... they do have prepaid.

You have to use it as you are required to sign it on the outside. The actual ballot is inside in a second envelope.

[Biophilic]

6. Interesting. I'm also in Florida.

My mail in ballot required a stamp on the outside envelope. A mailer from the local county Dem association recommended using 2. I took my ballot down to a drop box in the local gov offices.

[MichaelSoE]

7. Hmm. Interesting .. possibly different for each county. I'm in Lee

[Biophilic]

9. Im in Sarasota.

I don’t normally have memory problems but … at least I’m certain where I dropped it off.
And I know it arrived where it was supposed to be.

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Not in Georgia. I used *two* stamps, just to make sure.

Luckily, I invested heavily in "forever" stamps a couple of years ago.

[dwayneb]

10. Not in Ohio or KY

And, in KY, they now require 2 stamps, and a lot of ballots had insufficient postage.

[FL_Jerry]

8. Don't vote in FL with mail in ballot if you can help it

Unless your signature matches exactly they will most likely toss it. I've had signatures rejected on petitions, my son had his 2016 primary vote tossed due to signature challenge.
I went down to the Supervisor of Elections office once to find out what criteria they used to determine signature match, I was told that an employee does it for petitions, a 3 person panel for votes. They also assured me they don't look at party when they do it but I don't trust them. None of the people making the decisions are qualified signature analysts.

[link:https://www.accessthevote.org/election-issue/signature-matching-requirements/]

[SoBlueInFL]

11. ITA. Warn anyone who is registering to vote in FL r/o

to be especially careful when signing their application. Make certain that it looks exactly like your usual signature. If registering with an actual paper application, I'd go as far as making a photo copy of the signature. That way the voter can make sure that his/her signature matches if absentee voting is ever needed.

Edit: This suggestion is provided for those registering for future elections. I do realize that it is too late for the midterm.