Why I Voted in Person
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62180)
United States
October 17, 2020 11:02am CST
After reading @TheSojourner ‘s discussion about dropping her ballot off I thought I’d explain why I went the more traditional route.
Stubborn? Old-fashioned? Too set in my ways? Are those the reasons I trudged through the Kentucky Expo Center on Tuesday to vote in person?
No. I voted in person because I don’t trust the Post Office.
And as if by magic, confirmation of my worries popped up in the news on Thursday. A postal employee was fired after he/she dumped over a hundred absentee ballots into a garbage dumpster. He/she is “probably” (read: definitely is) facing federal charges for tampering with the mail.
Here’s the scenario: Smith and Jones are running against each other. Postal employee sees a large majority of Smith yard signs on his route, but he’s supporting Jones. So, he ditches the ballots so Smith’s votes don’t get counted.
THAT is why I voted in person.
My vote has been entered and counted. And I know that. I saw the machine accept it with my own four eyes.
Paranoid? Maybe. But I don’t have to worry.
WDRB Louisville news report about the incident:
https://www.wdrb.com/news/postal-employee-fired-federal-charges-possible-after-absentee-ballots-dumped-in-jeffersontown/article_8af4b176-0fbb-11eb-8e80-a779be3d25da.html
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@GardenGerty (157563)
• United States
17 Oct 20
For those who are able, it is a good choice.
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@FourWalls (62180)
• United States
17 Oct 20
We only have paper ballots here, too. We (the voters) feed it into a machine, which accepts it or rejects it in front of us.
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@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Oct 20
We plan to vote early in person soon.
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
18 Oct 20
My ballot is in the mail. I'm hoping for the best.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
17 Oct 20
i hope you are wrong. I don't know either way, but hope truly you are wrong. However i support your opinion.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
20 Oct 20
I voted the same day I received my ballot. That would have been last Wednesday. Here in Oregon, we have a dropbox next to the county courthouse, it is also the same parking lot as the Police Department and Sheriff's department.
But I trust the Post office but with the recent changes, I guess I am starting to question it. My wife is still registered in California and she had to mail her ballot. She got confirmation last night at 7:00 that her ballot had been received. It took 8 days for it to travel from here to Sacramento CA. That is ridiculous and I hope everyone else who has to vote by mail gets their stuff in early.
