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Maeve

(42,282 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:50 AM Oct 2016

IF you vote absentee (Ohio specific, but may apply elsewhere)

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Here in Ohio, you can go to your county board of elections website and find out when they receive your ballot and if it is accepted. Remember, it may take time to get thru the process; I sent mine in the 13th, it was received the 20th (most mail gets across town in a day, but this time...) and today I see my ballot has been accepted. Absentee ballots are the first ones counted after the polls close Election Day. That includes the in-person early balloting, so when they give first results, we're the folks they are talking about!
Check your local BOE website and make sure your vote counts!

Editing to add--the web-addresses aren't standardized, but the BOE for all the counties of Ohio are listed
here: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/electionsofficials/boeDirectory.aspx

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IF you vote absentee (Ohio specific, but may apply elsewhere) (Original Post) Maeve Oct 2016 OP

Ballot Status - California. You can check if they've received and counted your ballot in CA: BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #1

Thanks! I'd appreciate hearing from other states, too! Maeve Oct 2016 #2

Considering the horrific anti-voter laws being used for the first time this presidential election, BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #3

Kicking to get the evening crowd Maeve Oct 2016 #4

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

1. Ballot Status - California. You can check if they've received and counted your ballot in CA:

Reply to Maeve (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:58 AM

Oct 2016

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status/

This goes county by county and is accurate!

Maeve

(42,282 posts)

2. Thanks! I'd appreciate hearing from other states, too!

Reply to BlueCaliDem (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:03 PM

Oct 2016

It has been suggested that early voting could wrap this up for Hillary before election day--GOTV, folks!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

3. Considering the horrific anti-voter laws being used for the first time this presidential election,

Reply to Maeve (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:07 PM

Oct 2016

it's very important we get out the vote EARLY and before election day! Preferably by mail.

I hope more people will check in this thread and post links to their State's ballot-status websites. It would help DUers and others who might come by for a visit to look up if their ballot has been received and counted!

Maeve

(42,282 posts)

4. Kicking to get the evening crowd

Reply to Maeve (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 06:32 PM

Oct 2016

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