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Unparty t1_ivm58yk wrote

Reply to comment by Impossible_Piano_435 in check your mail in ballot now! Mine was marked as recorded and was changed to cancelled! by [deleted]

You know who remembers when 99% of the electorate voted in person and we had election results the same night/early next morning?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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jkman61494 t1_ivm9nbv wrote

You know who remembers the political party that passed our mail in voting laws (the GOP legislature) and then tried to sue themselves because they didn’t like the results and have spent the past two years trying to muck up the process as much as possible?

Rational Pennsylvanians remember

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Unparty t1_ivmbgph wrote

Pretty sure that passed with bipartisan support and was just upheld by the left-leaning PA supreme court.

But hey, we’ll see what rational Pennsylvanians remember soon, won’t we?

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jkman61494 t1_ivmgusl wrote

So if it was drawn up by the GOP and there’s bipartisan support, why did the GOP make nearly a dozen lawsuits in 2020 over it?

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Unparty t1_ivmhrx8 wrote

Couldn’t tell you. I think it’s a stupid law, but I didn’t write it 💁🏼

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jkman61494 t1_ivmhzg6 wrote

So mail in voting which has been offered for decades is now stupid why exactly?

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Unparty t1_ivmi644 wrote

I’m talking about the law regarding undated/incorrectly dated mail-in ballots. I personally think it is a dumb law and would be totally fine if the Fetterman lawsuits go through

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Er3bus13 t1_ivm6zb2 wrote

Yea fuck those active military people. Why should we wait for their votes to come in /s

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Unparty t1_ivm7tn5 wrote

Did you notice I said 99%? Of course we’ve always had mail-in ballots for those overseas.

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PopeMaIone t1_ivm95l0 wrote

I don't remember a time when there wasn't absentee voting but it wasn't as widespread until 2020. I used to enjoy seeing republican dreams crushed early in the night rather than wait until the following day or so.

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VeeTheBee86 t1_ivmkhn0 wrote

Counting a year where a once in a lifetime pandemic impacted how we voted and set some changes in motion against years of precedent is a little unfair. My guess is the majority is voting in person this year, save for people like me who have voted by mail for years due to our jobs.

Several states have done mail only elections for years without problems. Others have newly expanded the rules, so it’s going to take time to adjust. I’m fine with that if it increases voter turnout and accessibility.

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