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I'm going in for early voting because I don't want any last minute BS like this getting in my way of voting. I want my vote already counted by election day if possible
I voted yesterday. Took my 14-year-old with me to show her what she will probably be doing totally differently in four years (if we will have an election in four years), but what the hell. In and out in less than 10 minutes. Got a sticker, took a selfie with her. Easy peasy.
Edit: and it was in the mall, so she got to go to Spencer's and FYE afterwards. Everyone wins.
14-year-olds still go to Spencer's? Glad to hear that not everything has completely changed across the generations. Going to Spencer's at the mall has been a teenage coming-of-age milestone since Gen X.
So glad my state does mail-in/drop box voting and has a way for me to track that my ballot was received and counted or if there were any problems with it. And has a site to verify you're registered and email you when your ballot is mailed to you so you know to be looking for it. No waiting in lines specifically designed to keep you longer than your employer allows. No defective machines to deal with at the last minute. No registration issues you can't know about beforehand.
I'm curious on how they guarantee the vote is not tempered with.
Look it up? Of course it's going to vary by state, but for example Washington.
How does the elections department process my vote by mail (absentee) ballot securely?