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mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:23 PM Oct 2018

News Bulletin: absentee ballot voting is HIGH!

The local news just reported for our large metropolitan city especially, the absentee voting is as high as 2016 presidential election. Wow! Plus, we have a few weeks to go.







I mailed mine in. It felt good to vote for all the Dems!

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News Bulletin: absentee ballot voting is HIGH! (Original Post) mysteryowl Oct 2018 OP
Where is this? RandySF Oct 2018 #1
Blue! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #7
I mailed mine in a couple of weeks ago. Different Drummer Oct 2018 #2
You can feel good about that voting! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #14
I do! Different Drummer Oct 2018 #16
Aren't there a lot of Republicans in metropolitan Atlanta? RandySF Oct 2018 #3
We are BLUE all the way, baby! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #6
I was gonna say, Metro Atlanta is as blue as New York City. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #33
Got my ballot in the mail yesterday. Tonight I'm going over it with gleeful relish. VOX Oct 2018 #4
Exactly!! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #5
Gonna take my time, sip an amaretto, maybe take a hit 'o weed, and mow 'em down one-by-one. VOX Oct 2018 #15
I love that! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #17
"How to Derive Maximum Pleasure from Filling Out a Ballot" VOX Oct 2018 #20
You win!!! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #21
"I humbly share this non-trophy with mysteryowl." VOX Oct 2018 #24
I like you VOX mysteryowl Oct 2018 #26
Loving the image of that. Savoring the deliciousness of mowing em down. JudyM Oct 2018 #29
Hey JudyM... mysteryowl Oct 2018 #32
Yep, I did an absentee also! lkinwi Oct 2018 #8
I checked online to make sure they got mine too. mysteryowl Oct 2018 #10
I voted absentee today and my neighbors were filling out theirs Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #9
I did too. mysteryowl Oct 2018 #11
I received mine today. Scurrilous Oct 2018 #12
It feels good! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #13
We mailed ours last week. gademocrat7 Oct 2018 #18
Terrific!! mysteryowl Oct 2018 #19
Got mine today in Maine. Sending it in tomorrow. Dem ticket all the way! LBM20 Oct 2018 #22
Well, to do it right, you need to read "VOX" comment #15 in this thread mysteryowl Oct 2018 #23
I am in GA and heard there was a problem with the wording on the absentee ballot. japple Oct 2018 #25
You may have discovered something intentionally done. mysteryowl Oct 2018 #27
We are voting absentee... mbusby Oct 2018 #28
I don't get it! Why are so many people voting by mail? FakeNoose Oct 2018 #30
Voting by mail is massively convenient. mysteryowl Oct 2018 #31
I did to bdamomma Oct 2018 #34

Different Drummer

(7,617 posts)
2. I mailed mine in a couple of weeks ago.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:26 PM
Oct 2018

Brian Kemp might end up being the next Governor of Georgia, but it won't be on my vote!

VOX

(22,976 posts)
4. Got my ballot in the mail yesterday. Tonight I'm going over it with gleeful relish.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:27 PM
Oct 2018

D, check... D, check... D, check... D, check... etc., etc.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
24. "I humbly share this non-trophy with mysteryowl."
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:59 PM
Oct 2018

"it all began when...blah blah.... burp blorf...yak-yak...
(47 minutes later)
Thank you! In leaving, I remain,
Yours truly. And God Bless these Unites States."

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)
26. I like you VOX
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 09:08 PM
Oct 2018

You are fun!
I needed some fun today.

I recommended your award winning, extended enjoyment voting method to "LBM20" post #22 in this thread.






mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)
32. Hey JudyM...
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:12 AM
Oct 2018

It took me awhile to understand your picture in your posts.
At first take I thought you were into the military, but then... very good!

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
9. I voted absentee today and my neighbors were filling out theirs
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 08:32 PM
Oct 2018

This is in Miami. I normally early vote but this time I'll be out of town throughout.

I drove directly to the post office to mail the ballot, instead of trusting the carrier process

japple

(9,828 posts)
25. I am in GA and heard there was a problem with the wording on the absentee ballot.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 09:02 PM
Oct 2018

Apparently GA law requires you to put your birthdate (mo-date-year) on the yellow envelope where you sign the oath and enclose your ballot. The problem is that the line for filling in the information on oath says (Month and Day). We called the local registrar and were told that as long as you had the month and day, the ballot would not be disqualified. Just to be safe, I would advise everyone to write their info very clearly--month, date, and year.

I know that I am just paranoid as hell, but I don't trust Brian Kemp or the GOP. My vote might just be disqualified because it doesn't smell right. I am fortunate to live in an area where the local voter registration folks are very open and non partisan. They try very hard to make sure the information they give is accurate.

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)
27. You may have discovered something intentionally done.
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 09:12 PM
Oct 2018

I heard Kemp runs the elections for GA AND is running for Governor.
The definition of this is "conflict of interest" Damn!

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
30. I don't get it! Why are so many people voting by mail?
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 10:13 PM
Oct 2018

I've never voted by mail, I've only gone to the poll in person on election day.

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)
31. Voting by mail is massively convenient.
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 07:10 AM
Oct 2018

Voting at the polls on election day can be a thing with long lines.

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