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Maeve

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15. I have had my ballot rejected just once in at least 20 elections
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:24 AM
Mar 2020

And they promptly sent me another. (I forgot to sign it) Many similar cases are addressed and fixed before the election deadline. I can go on-line and find out when it is accepted--they even send me an e-mail to let me know. Or I can go and do in-person early voting.
Yes, there are problems that need to be addressed. As a paper ballot judge (mostly dealing with provisional ballots but also paper-by-choice), I have seen how bad people can be about following directions on filling out an envelope. In the cases I work with, the BOE goes to great pains to train us to help folks get it right.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Florida poll workers a no show [View all] musicman65 Mar 2020 OP
time to do mail in ballots as a national standard. AllaN01Bear Mar 2020 #1
Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2020 #9
Well the problem with that is corruption in certain states. rockfordfile Mar 2020 #20
My polling place was just fine. William769 Mar 2020 #2
Where? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #3
Ohio canceled the election. So this will doc03 Mar 2020 #4
Florida didn't cancel, but sounds like maybe some local polling places have poll workers not showing LisaL Mar 2020 #5
I've been saying this forever, but now I'm saying it again... moriah Mar 2020 #7
I thought a judge said "Nope" SoCalNative Mar 2020 #17
Judge said no, polls are still closed because of public health emergency. LisaL Mar 2020 #18
If low turnout Zeus69 Mar 2020 #6
Too much early and mailin vote is in for that to happen to a Blue_true Mar 2020 #13
Ohio was having this problem (before we cancelled) Maeve Mar 2020 #8
Absentee ballots which in OH can be not accepted for any little reason? LisaL Mar 2020 #10
I have had my ballot rejected just once in at least 20 elections Maeve Mar 2020 #15
They are checking ballots for signature matching. LisaL Mar 2020 #19
We had absentee ballots in Mich first time for all..no problems Iamaartist Mar 2020 #16
A lot of people take off work to be poll watchers, and don't get paid at all for it. moriah Mar 2020 #14
At my own polling station in TN . . . peggysue2 Mar 2020 #11
Michigan had absentee Ballots..early for all no problems... Iamaartist Mar 2020 #12
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