A new lawsuit filed in Wisconsin by a national Democratic law firm seeks to once again allow voters to return absentee ballots in drop boxes, a practice that was barred by the state Supreme Court last year following criticism by former President Donald Trump.
So does your state have everyone use mail in votes like my state or do you have to sign up for absentee? I’m trying to spread the word on the different types of voting, I don’t think people are aware that standing in line isn’t the only way to go.
In the state of Washington,
No, it is not automatic. You need to register for absentee voting for every election. You can do it for a full calendar year’s worth of elections, but no more. If you miss turning it in (for instance, one year we ended up just going to the polls because we missed getting it in the mail on time), they automatically unregister you and you have to redo it.
So yes there is tracking per voter, which only really starts after they receive it.
We get no candidate information as part of this.
That sounds terrible, I would really look at who you vote for for elections and start spreading the word that what Washington and a lot of other states have is what you want.
Lol yeah, I mean that is definitely the fight here. Those who actually care about it are extremely aware of the situation. Voting accessibility is a big topic, but us being the most severely gerrymandered state in the country is a more pressing concern right now.
The newly flipped state supreme court gives a small glimmer of hope for new maps. Much depends on that.
You have to sign up. Every attempt to expand access to voting is like pulling teeth from the gerrymandered, near-supermajorty conservative state legislature here. What Washington has is great, but there’s no way that’s happening in Wisconsin any time soon.
FYI, we had a Republican running our elections for years and she did a great job with this. She was elected to the position.
Edit: I guess she now works for Biden, interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wyman
I mean, I’d love for more Republicans to work to expand access to voting. But I’m not going to hold my breath, particularly not here in Wisconsin.
You’re forgetting that it’s also possible to vote in person, it’s just not required. Hello, fellow Washingtonian.
Really? I didn’t know that or I forgot. I was here when rhey switched but I don’t remember knowing that. Hello from mf hot Seattle. 🥵
Yep, I had to once when I was sent a ballot for the wrong district. I wasn’t able to vote by mail as a result. Pretty good proof against the whole voting by mail being fraudulent thing.
Also a fellow Seattleite. It is too damn hot.