2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAs reported before, there are a record 200 million registered voters this year: EV or absentee tips
It doesn't take a mathematician to figure out what voting lines are going to look like on election day. You thought it was bad in the past? Think again.
My time saving tips for voting early: *
1) COME PREPARED, if voting in person. Check your secretary of state's voting requirements for voting in person. I use my driver's license card, since it is a recognizable form of photo ID in my state.
2) Early vote (EV) or absentee vote ASAP. Find any one EV polling place and walk in.
3) If your favorite EV polling place is too busy at the moment with long lines, consider arriving before they open next. That works for the DMV too. Every minute you arrive early is usually 1/2 of what you would have spent in line during normal business hours.
4) If you want to vote absentee by mail, contact your county's election office, but do it soon. They have deadlines for requesting them. Get your ballot completed and signed. Mail it in ASAP with proper postage.
5) Use the Internet to help find the information you need - your sample ballot should contain all the information you need. For polling places, hours, requirements, etc, simply Google your county name with the word elections or supervisor of elections.
6) Voting IS NOT at test. You do not have to vote on every ballot proposition or for every candidate. If you feel some ballot propositions are too complicated or don't know which judge to select from, it is acceptable to leave them blank. But for goodness sake, vote for every democratic candidate listed (D)! It's easy! Hillary Clinton and your state representatives need your vote!!!
Take a bow. We thank you in advance!
Early voting in this manner drastically simplifies the ballot casting process. Save time and be counted. DO NOT WAIT!
* Not all states have early voting polling places. Consider voting absentee if there's still time, #4 above.
KentuckyWoman
(6,688 posts)1990 something or other and I was on my way home from work. The news talked about people walking in bare feet for 3 days to get to the closest place to vote.
None of us likes to stand in line but voting for most of us is not much a burden. Do whatever you have to do to exercise your voting rights.
Defend them with your time and treasure, our lives if necessary... and people have.. over and over again. The primary thing is to BE COUNTED. No matter what path to voting you take.
Retrograde
(10,137 posts)or no-excuse vote by mail (yeah, I'm looking at you, New York) contact your state legislatures and ask them to join the 21st century - and keep the pressure on them until they do.
And most important - remember that each state has its own rules and procedures. When in doubt, check with your state's Secretary of State or equivalent rather than relying what random people on the internet tell you.
sheshe2
(83,793 posts)Wonderful tips.
GOTV 2016!