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Should every voter automatically receive a mail in ballot?

Absentee-by-mail ballots are paper ballots that are mailed to voters who must then fill them out and return them, often with the voter's signature and sometimes a witness signature to prove the voter's identity.  In 35 states and Washington, D.C., any qualified voter may vote absentee-by-mail without offering an excuse, and in the remaining states, an excuse is required.  For example, Georgia allows anyone to vote by mail while voters in New York can’t vote absentee by mail unless they are out of town on Election Day, ill, disabled, taking care of someone who is ill or disabled, in a Veterans Health Administration hospital, or in jail for a non felony offense.

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Response rates from 38.8k America voters.

49%
Yes
51%
No
44%
Yes
43%
No
4%
Yes, but add stricter requirements for eligibility and verification
6%
No, mail in ballots should only be used by voters who are physically incapable of making it to a polling location
1%
Yes, and making voting compulsory
2%
No, and add stricter requirements for eligibility and verification

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 @9DLF5TX  from Nevada  answered…2yrs2Y

No, only if requested.

 @9FDPQWW from Alabama  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but we should create an online alternative to where you can either vote from a Government monitored website or app to vote.

 @9CCDGPS from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, upon request

 @9M56RRW from New Jersey  answered…1yr1Y

Mail in ballots should only be used by voters who are physically incapable of making it to a polling location or required to be out of the area on election day.

 @9DCBMGJ from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

No, mail in ballots should be abolished

 @9DF5VBN from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

Abolish democracy

 @9F56K6Z from Utah  answered…2yrs2Y

No. This has compromised elections and has made the majority of the public not trust the outcomes.

 @9BLQ5YS from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but make voting compulsory

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  @Fox-News submitted…8mos8MO

Battleground state's top court cancels ballot extension

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…8mos8MO

Pennsylvania's Election Nightmare: Machines Fail, Trust on Trial in Cambria County

A ballot printing issue led to widespread voting problems in Cambria County, Pennsylvania Tuesday morning, according to officials.Cambria County Commissioner Scott Hunt confirmed that the voting problem was caused by how the ballots were printed, and not a problem with the machines. He confirmed to WJAC that mail-in ballots are not affected by this problem.County Solicitor Ron Repak said the machine would not read the ballot markings, based on how they were printed adding they conducted tests before Election Day, but because of the nature of the problem, the mistake was not able to be discovered until voting commenced.Repak is urging voters to continue to cast their ballots and trust that their votes will be counted.First, elections officials are hand counting ballots that were delivered into drop boxes earlier Tuesday. Second, they have express voting machines to help speed up the process. Third, officials have ordered additional ballots and hope to commence with normal voting by Tuesday afternoon.A court order has extended voting times from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Cambria County. In the filing, election officials reported that the Electronic Voting System in Cambria County experienced a software malfunction, which prevented voters from scanning their completed ballots.Until the issue can be solved, county election officials report that voters can fill out their paper ballot and have it placed in a secure and locked drop box.Voters reported that some polling places were not following that directive earlier, instead turning people away and telling them to come back later.Repak said that poll watchers are on site to guarantee that ballots are secured. He also said that Cambria County will now be using express voting machines to help voters get through the lines faster.It's unclear how long it will take to resolve the problem, but Repak confirmed there are measures in place to make sure everyone can vote.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…12mos12MO

“Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.”

By Chuck Todd, NBC News:We are getting awfully close to the moment when it might be fair to say, “Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.”We are now going from a presidential campaign that left the public disinterested and at times disgusted it to a campaign that I could see generating an electorate that might be as interested, if not more so, as in 2008 and 2020, two of the highest-turnout elections in the last 50 years.If the Democrats do end up with a new nominee — and it’s looking more likely by the hour that they will — that, too, is likely to suddenly trigger interest in what the new nominee has to say, which in turn could engage the electorate in a way that the pre-debate version of this campaign just didn’t.But before we get to this campaign reset, the Democrats have to figure out what their ticket looks like and, more important, how quickly they can get their ticket selected and certified by the party.As of this writing, my sources indicate to me that about the only folks who are still trying to rationalize Biden’s staying in this race all share the last name of Biden, with the possible exception of Biden’s longtime chief political strategist, Mike Donilon — who, as the gatekeeper of the data that makes it to the president's desk, is starting to get blame along with Biden and his family for Democrats’ being in this position.

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