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2016 Postmortem

boomer55

(592 posts) Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:37 PM Feb 2016

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vote by mail should be the only way things are done. n/t

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vote by mail should be the only way things are done. n/t (Original Post) boomer55 Feb 2016 OP

I've lived in a couple of states like that and it was superb. All residents were RKP5637 Feb 2016 #1

I agree. Early voting is pretty cool too. plus5mace Feb 2016 #2

That's how we do it here in Faux pas Feb 2016 #3

Except that history tells us... AmBlue Feb 2016 #4

Do you have a link showing evidence for that? Maedhros Feb 2016 #5

of course you can prove your vote was actually received, counted then added to the final tally nt msongs Feb 2016 #6

Leaving aside conjecture, have there been any reports of election fraud related to voting by mail? Maedhros Feb 2016 #7

Yeah, I didn't think so...[n/t] Maedhros Feb 2016 #8

Agreed. It would certainly give more citizens an opportunity to vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #9

Well, when you explain it like that... brooklynite Feb 2016 #10

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

1. I've lived in a couple of states like that and it was superb. All residents were

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:39 PM

Feb 2016

encouraged to vote by mail. And it worked exceptionally well!

plus5mace

(140 posts)

2. I agree. Early voting is pretty cool too.

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:41 PM

Feb 2016

Faux pas

(14,681 posts)

3. That's how we do it here in

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:50 PM

Feb 2016

Oregon. I grew up in SoCal and I got wise I just did absentee from my 30's until I got here.

AmBlue

(3,111 posts)

4. Except that history tells us...

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:55 PM

Feb 2016

...mail ballots leave more opportunity for election fraud. Otherwise I would agree.

Whenever I vote by mail I personally hand deliver my ballot to the election office... To be safe.

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

5. Do you have a link showing evidence for that?

Reply to AmBlue (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:57 PM

Feb 2016

We've had vote-by-mail here in Oregon for some time, and we have not had any related election fraud.

msongs

(67,413 posts)

6. of course you can prove your vote was actually received, counted then added to the final tally nt

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 09:22 PM

Feb 2016

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

7. Leaving aside conjecture, have there been any reports of election fraud related to voting by mail?

Reply to msongs (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:16 AM

Feb 2016

Any investigations by either Party, or by local, state or federal government agencies? Any individual reports of impropriety?

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

8. Yeah, I didn't think so...[n/t]

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:25 PM

Feb 2016

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

9. Agreed. It would certainly give more citizens an opportunity to vote.

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:29 PM

Feb 2016

brooklynite

(94,592 posts)

10. Well, when you explain it like that...

Reply to boomer55 (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:32 PM

Feb 2016

Tell me...how do you KNOW your vote was counted?

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