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Baitball Blogger

(46,750 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:22 PM Oct 2018

Mailing Ballots vs Early Voting at a selected Location.

I can do either or. Have my mailing ballot, filled it out, but for extra precaution, I can also go to a selected location to vote. Obviously, it's one of the other. Which one do you recommend for Florida?


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If you have a choice, Mail the Ballot in - Make sure you have enough postage.
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If you have a choice, go to an early voting place, preferrably at the Election's office, and vote.
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Mailing Ballots vs Early Voting at a selected Location. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 OP
I feel better going in person. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #1
Agreed. Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #2
I feel better having the ballot in hand at home with the ability to research people and issues No Vested Interest Oct 2018 #3
We vote absentee by mail. The County's Voter's Registrar has a site where you can confirm Tikki Oct 2018 #4
we mwil in ... OREGON and we drop it off in official MULTNOMAH county dop off places. trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #5
Still in the 19th century in VA - no mail-in, no early voting (without a good "excuse"). lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #6
Voting absentee here is a pain OKNancy Oct 2018 #7
I love early voting OriginalGeek Oct 2018 #8
LOL! Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #10
I like going in person in Florida. WeekiWater Oct 2018 #9
I like early voting at a selected location. mnhtnbb Oct 2018 #11

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
1. I feel better going in person.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:31 PM
Oct 2018

Just less of a chance for something to go wrong, accidentally write the wrong address, ballot gets lost in the mail, etc.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)
3. I feel better having the ballot in hand at home with the ability to research people and issues
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:41 PM
Oct 2018

that I'm not familiar with.
Then I can mark each candidate carefully and check.
No one is looking over my shoulder or waiting to get into a booth.
I'm very comfortable with voting in this manner, as I have done for the last 10 years or so.

Tikki

(14,559 posts)
4. We vote absentee by mail. The County's Voter's Registrar has a site where you can confirm
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:41 PM
Oct 2018

your ballot has been received and processed.

The Tikkis

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
6. Still in the 19th century in VA - no mail-in, no early voting (without a good "excuse").
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:52 PM
Oct 2018

But it's not all bad - we did away with the vapor-voting machines and replaced them with paper ballots.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
8. I love early voting
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:02 PM
Oct 2018

and the early voting place is right around the corner from my house - actually closer than our regular polling place. I never have to wait in line at early voting. I would happily wait in line but I've never had to.

Plus, if I do mail-in, I don't get a sticker!

 

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)
9. I like going in person in Florida.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:05 PM
Oct 2018

This time I have the added bonus of bringing my twenty month old boy with me. 😁

mnhtnbb

(31,399 posts)
11. I like early voting at a selected location.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 05:16 PM
Oct 2018

This year I walked 3 blocks from my new apartment to the State BoE office to vote on the first day of early voting. Went at 11 am. No line. Doesn't get any easier than that for me.

North Carolina State BoE mailed out a voting guide. I went on-line to the BoE website, put in my info, it brought up my registration, and I clicked a link to see a copy of a sample ballot for my precinct. Then I could research the referendums and the non-partisan offices (huh, find out the party registration of those running).

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