30 million plus absentee ballots are out .. and election “day” has begun

[RandySF]

The 2016 election “day” has begun!

It is 46 days before Tuesday, November 8th and 25 million or more absentee ballots are in the mail for delivery to voters.

Why today? The Military and Overseas Voting Empowerment Act, passed in 2010, mandated a 45 day transit time for overseas ballots.

In response, most states have also moved the time when they send domestic absentee ballots to correspond to the 45 day timeline. The (unintended) consequence is that 30 million or more ballots hit the mails, on their way to voters, today and tomorrow.


http://earlyvoting.net/commentary/30-million-plus-absentee-ballots-are-out-and-election-day-has-begun/

[Separation]

1. So how do absentee ballots work?

Are they counted prior or are they counted after election day results? Also, arent there other ballots that dont get counted unless its close?

[RandySF]

3. Every ballot is supposed to be counted

And clerks that do not should be held accountable. As for when they are added to vote totals, it depends. Most election offices start processing them at the beginning of election day for efficiency's sake.

[Sedona]

2. Just took.mine out of my mailbox!

In Kennesaw , GA!

[RandySF]

4. I'll get my ballot in a couple of weeks.