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Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:30 PM Nov 2022

23

Over the last few days, I've been helping cure ballots for CD3 in the hope of defeating Boebert. I was able to do it from home, I was given a list of names of people who had signatures that needed to be resolved because they were not considered a match to previous signatures. I called them, explained the problem and walked them through the web site to correct their ballot. The people were all young people who simply did not have many signatures on record and since they change, they got flagged. I walked them through taking a picture of their current ID, getting the picture from their phone to their computer and uploading it to the site.

Today is the last day so... Sheesh, back to it.

oh, and 23... That is the number of ballots I've helped cure so far.

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23 (Original Post) Ohio Joe Nov 2022 OP
Every bit helps!! Turbineguy Nov 2022 #1
Thank you, Ohio Joe! brer cat Nov 2022 #2
Disgusting pieces of humanity marieo1 Nov 2022 #17
You are doing god's work. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #3
Excellent! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2022 #4
While my writing is awful... lonely bird Nov 2022 #51
Not sure. I taught my kids cursive and their signatures are still rubbish! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2022 #54
Great job! It's tedious but they'll be set for the future. lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #5
Terrific! Bayard Nov 2022 #6
Doing god's work... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #7
Thank you so much barbtries Nov 2022 #8
Woot woot! Thank you!!! onecaliberal Nov 2022 #9
Well done! ananda Nov 2022 #10
You rock! Nevilledog Nov 2022 #11
Thanks for this info about the process that's involved. Good to know that so many "cures" happen! TheRickles Nov 2022 #12
My Trumpie neighbor was in full blast today on Facebook about "curing" a ballot... CTyankee Nov 2022 #13
🏆 underpants Nov 2022 #14
Thank you so much!! Keep on keeping on. . . . h2ebits Nov 2022 #15
Strong work 👍 Handler Nov 2022 #16
Thank you so, so much judesedit Nov 2022 #18
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! denvine Nov 2022 #19
You've done a great service to your country. Well done! Takket Nov 2022 #20
You have gone above and beyond nevergiveup Nov 2022 #21
fantastic! well done! certainot Nov 2022 #22
Thank you! Catherine Vincent Nov 2022 #23
Wow! Thank you, Ohio Joe! calimary Nov 2022 #24
That's good work, Colorado and Ohio Joe! Harker Nov 2022 #25
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Nov 2022 #26
Writing disabled HighFired49 Nov 2022 #27
We learned cursive in elementary school and ... mbusby Nov 2022 #28
Are more volunteers needed? JudyM Nov 2022 #29
I don't think so... Ohio Joe Nov 2022 #30
Thank you for your efforts and hard work LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #31
One question: Polybius Nov 2022 #32
I do not... Ohio Joe Nov 2022 #33
that's the only fair thing -- not letting you know their vote and not asking orleans Nov 2022 #34
Thank you! n/t 😁 Hope22 Nov 2022 #35
Thank you, thank you, thank you! mountain grammy Nov 2022 #36
This post gave me chills. Akakoji Nov 2022 #37
Question: are the challenges legit? Do we know if differences in signatures are wiggs Nov 2022 #38
I believe they are... Kind of.... Mostly.... Yeah... Ohio Joe Nov 2022 #49
I didn't know you could do that from home iemanja Nov 2022 #39
Bravo-Ohio Joe! Good job! liberalla Nov 2022 #40
Thank you for your service... ultralite001 Nov 2022 #41
Good work. Signature verification is bullshit. Pepsidog Nov 2022 #42
Thank you!! Niagara Nov 2022 #43
Thanks Ohio Joe. Tommymac Nov 2022 #44
As a former resident of the district... ybbor Nov 2022 #45
Thank you for doing this! Ruby the Liberal Nov 2022 #46
Way to go!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!! nt LAS14 Nov 2022 #47
Thank you so much Ohio Joe. You are doing this from Ohio? KPN Nov 2022 #48
No... I live in Colorado now... Ohio Joe Nov 2022 #50
I applaud you mission to "cure" the healthy. jaxexpat Nov 2022 #52
Thank you, Ohio Joe! To think of two more years of that childish, gun-toting idiot makes me want to LaMouffette Nov 2022 #53

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
4. Excellent!
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:37 PM
Nov 2022

As a mother of voters age 19-25 and someone who volunteers with a lot of youth organizations, I can tell you this generation has horribly inconsistent signatures.

lonely bird

(1,688 posts)
51. While my writing is awful...
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 10:21 AM
Nov 2022

I wonder how many kids were impacted when some schools stopped teaching cursive?

TheRickles

(2,080 posts)
12. Thanks for this info about the process that's involved. Good to know that so many "cures" happen!
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:55 PM
Nov 2022

And thanks for doing this nitty-gritty, rubber-meets-the-road work.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
13. My Trumpie neighbor was in full blast today on Facebook about "curing" a ballot...
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:55 PM
Nov 2022

he essentially said "fill out your ballot correctly the first time!", scolding other voters whose ballots needed "curing." Our state rep responded, merely stating Connecticut's law/procedure). She must be so sick of this guy. My guess is that he rags on her all the time.

Personally, I agonize over my ballots because I am old and my memory is flawed. But I have the luxury of time. I am not a busy young mother, an office worker trying to meet a deadline, or just under the weather. But the last thing I would do is scold a fellow voter over this kind of mistake!

nevergiveup

(4,764 posts)
21. You have gone above and beyond
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:11 PM
Nov 2022

and are a national treasure and don't let anyone ever tell you that you are not. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

HighFired49

(351 posts)
27. Writing disabled
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:29 PM
Nov 2022

I don't know who ever thought that not teaching kids to wright in cursive was a good idea, but it has created all sorts of problems, and signatures is just one of them. I have 4 great nieces/nephews who cannot write anything in cursive style, and their writing in print is nearly illegible. We've done a great disservice to a whole generation by not teaching them this art. It's no wonder that their overall learning skills have declined, as writing is directly related to the ability to learn and retain knowledge. It's a well known fact (by psychologists, educators, and some others) that information leaves a much greater impression in the human brain if a person writes information rather than just reads it. So, we've intentionally handicapped our children by not making writing an essential skill. We need to fix this mess for the next generations, and rehabilitate as many as possible who have been deprived of this gift.

mbusby

(823 posts)
28. We learned cursive in elementary school and ...
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:58 PM
Nov 2022

... typing in high school. The typing helped through software engineering for 45 years.

Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
30. I don't think so...
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 02:41 PM
Nov 2022

There is an absolute flood of volunteers from both sides. When I started the other day, I was cold calling and that was a disaster So, I switched to texting, explaining who I was and how I could help them cure their ballot. That went much better till this morning, I'm getting no call backs and a lot of pissed people wanting me to leave them alone. I also saw this article about an hour ago:

CO-3 voters tell county clerk they're being harassed to cure ballots

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. — Voters are telling the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder that national groups are harassing them to fix issues with their ballots so they can be counted in the close race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.

Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert "Bo" Ortiz said one young voter told him the calls and door knocks are too much, and she may not want to vote in the future.

"They are in a frenzy that is created by this close vote," Ortiz said.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/politics/elections/voters-harassed-to-cure-ballots-in-co-3/73-53bc155b-5649-4b4a-aa71-c8d0767bae7f

People are being flooded by both sides and of course, there is no coordination going on. Plus, while it technically goes on till 11:59 tonight, I'll be knocking off before too much longer. I don't want to bother people much more

Polybius

(15,476 posts)
32. One question:
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 02:44 PM
Nov 2022

Do you know the vote of the people that you called, or is it a mystery on who they tried to vote for?

Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
33. I do not...
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 02:46 PM
Nov 2022

Nobody said if I could or could not ask but... I did not feel comfortable going there, my goal was just to get their vote to count.

orleans

(34,073 posts)
34. that's the only fair thing -- not letting you know their vote and not asking
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 02:49 PM
Nov 2022

so--you're doing the right thing that's for sure.

and thanks for your time consuming help.

wiggs

(7,817 posts)
38. Question: are the challenges legit? Do we know if differences in signatures are
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 03:41 PM
Nov 2022

valid concerns or slight differences? Are the differences discovered by computers or by people?

Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
49. I believe they are... Kind of.... Mostly.... Yeah...
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 02:08 AM
Nov 2022

How’s that for a wishy washy answer

Ok… The way it works is that they are somehow scanned and compared by computer… The vast majority are accepted that way… Any that are not are manually viewed by a bipartisan (like real bipartisan, real Dems and real repugs equal in number) and if they can’t agree the sig could be the same then the voter gets notified that it needs to be cured.

The signature is on the outside of the ballot so nobody knows who the vote is for but both sides know who needs to have a ballot cured and can contact them.

I worked for Dems but I did not ask who anyone voted for so… I have no clue who the votes went to… They were ALL young people that had a short history of ‘on the record’ signatures that could be compared… I feel confident that the vast majority of young votes went Dem so… I’m partying tonight

I hope that all makes sense

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
46. Thank you for doing this!
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 08:33 PM
Nov 2022

23 is very impressive - time well spent.

Keeping my fingers crossed that the good people of the western slope have had their fill of her.

KPN

(15,650 posts)
48. Thank you so much Ohio Joe. You are doing this from Ohio?
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 12:49 AM
Nov 2022

Even more impressive and thanks worthy.

Ohio Joe

(21,761 posts)
50. No... I live in Colorado now...
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 02:18 AM
Nov 2022

Though there are lots of people out of state also making calls.

I selected my user name when I lived in Ohio not considering I’d ever move… Sheesh.

I think I’ve now had two chances to change my user name but… Fuck… I’ve always found it so hard to keep up with other people changing… ehhhh, GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

Heh, leave me alone, I’m old

LaMouffette

(2,039 posts)
53. Thank you, Ohio Joe! To think of two more years of that childish, gun-toting idiot makes me want to
Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:55 AM
Nov 2022

hurl.

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