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OregonBlue

(7,754 posts) Sun Nov 6, 2016, 08:29 PM Nov 2016

In in Oregon and yesterday I took 6 Dem ballots to the court house. Could have mailed them but was [View all]

going to town anyway. I am just stunned that more people don't get fed up with their state governments and insist on either all mail in or for-any-reason absentee. I was able to sit down with my voters pamphlet and read all and pro/con statements and read what candidates said about themselves. Of course I vote a straight Dem ticket but local offices and judges and ballot measures still take some research. I love vote by mail and for the paranoid, vote by mail ballots can always to turned in at the court house.

It pisses me off when I read about people having to stand in line for 4, 6, hours!!!!

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In in Oregon and yesterday I took 6 Dem ballots to the court house. Could have mailed them but was [View all] OregonBlue Nov 2016 OP

A lot of people who are standing in line could have done the same. LisaL Nov 2016 #1

Correct, as to Ohio. Ms. Toad Nov 2016 #3

If you vote on election day, you don't need to fill anything out. LisaL Nov 2016 #4

That was my point. Ms. Toad Nov 2016 #7

In OH, if you vote early, you still vote on the machine. LisaL Nov 2016 #11

It varies by county. Ms. Toad Nov 2016 #19

Our ballots come with an outside envelope. It has your registration information. OregonBlue Nov 2016 #20

Can't abusive head of households screw with mail in ballots? Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2016 #2

That's one of the reasons against vote aggregation Ms. Toad Nov 2016 #5

That is my main concern Mme. Defarge Nov 2016 #14

You have to sign your own ballot envelope. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #8

I've never heard of it happening here, and no record of any complaint I can find bhikkhu Nov 2016 #10

Oregon vote by mail is GREAT. Warren DeMontague Nov 2016 #6

One more plus for early voting central scrutinizer Nov 2016 #9

I can one-up all of you! HAHA! I voted Absentee from Oregon Quantess Nov 2016 #13

Three great things about our vote by mail system, turnout, take your time, and Coyotl Nov 2016 #15

In my Red-jerk voter-suppression state UTUSN Nov 2016 #16

I just put mine in the DiverDave Nov 2016 #17

The cut off date in AZ was Thursday True_Blue Nov 2016 #18