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toot_ricky t1_ivmadao wrote

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

A LOT of folks put their birthdays instead of the day they signed. And I mean a LOT. I was a poll watcher today at a mail-in ballot center.

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Original_Jilliman t1_ivmz7ss wrote

A LOT of people don't follow the directions sadly. If they're not followed the vote can't be counted. The envelopes must be dated. If they get counted without the date, the county can be accused of fraud. I worked at my local polling place. I have friends and family that still do. I'm tired of people who don't bother to read instructions abusing the poll workers. Poll workers are your neighbors who are underpaid and putting in over 14 hour days. Election officials work 18 hour days to ensure things go smoothly. These people do not deserve the amount of abuse and threats they're getting. I'm so disgusted by it.

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toot_ricky t1_ivn0tkr wrote

I completely agree but I also firmly believe that a misdated ballot is a terrible reason to throw out a vote.

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NoSnitchinMFer t1_ivmdcqd wrote

I can believe that! I just distinctly remember having to check the date and realizing it was a friend's birthday that I had forgotten, so it stood out.

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tinacat933 t1_ivmvogj wrote

So what happens then

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toot_ricky t1_ivn0ow8 wrote

I can’t speak for all locations but my fellow poll watchers and I spent our time calling people to let them know.

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