For anyone that received a mail-in-ballot, I just wanted to let you know that - specifically for me - it took nine days for my ballot to be collected, signature verified and counted - before my ballot was counted.
Since Trump during his first administration had Louis DeJoy dismantle the postal service and dismantle multi-million dollar sorting machines and when combined with the impetus that the Trump-regime placed on the USPS to reject ballots (not that they will, since SCOTUS now made the enforcement optional and by state) -- this had lead to considerable delays with regular mail. To offer …
For anyone that received a mail-in-ballot, I just wanted to let you know that - specifically for me - it took nine days for my ballot to be collected, signature verified and counted - before my ballot was counted.
Since Trump during his first administration had Louis DeJoy dismantle the postal service and dismantle multi-million dollar sorting machines and when combined with the impetus that the Trump-regime placed on the USPS to reject ballots (not that they will, since SCOTUS now made the enforcement optional and by state) -- this had lead to considerable delays with regular mail. To offer you some examples:
- For local mail: typically what would typically take only 1-2 days, now takes 4-7 days - for local mail, to receive it.
- For out of state mail: typically what would take 3-5 days, now takes closer to 9-14 days to receive mail.
If these trends are any indication, it means that if you mail your ballot back: expect for upwards of 7 days for elections officials to receive your ballot (if they receive it at all) and upwards of 7-14 days to have it counted. Many of these delays have been engineered by this regime, as on election day - I am certain that Trump will demand that election workers "stop the count", or be subjected to federal prosecution. Why would Trump use such a strategy? It's simple: Trump when he's ahead, on election day, would want the count to stop while he's ahead in the polls. This is equivalent to stopping a football game, mid-game, when one team is winning.
As it stands, the law should allow for your ballot to be counted, so long as it is post-marked by election day; however, with all of the controversy and pressure surrounding this regime, you're much safer getting your ballot in earlier - rather than later. If for whatever reason it's not counted, you can always request a provisional ballot -- but time is running out.
The risk of voting in person is multi-fold, but includes: polling locations may have election workers present that may deny your ability to vote (if you're of color, or other baseless reasons), and/or the DOJ election-watchers and/or ICE, military, retired police officers (dressed in garb) - may be placed there to deny your ability to vote. As it stands, if you go in person, do come prepared with ID and birth-certificate (even if it's not required): so there is absolutely no legitimate reason they can deny your vote (and your voice).
The clock is winding down with less than two weeks from elections day. With my aforementioned points, it should come as no surprise that elections officials won't have the final tallies and tabulations in place for several weeks following election day; this is normal. I don't doubt that Trump will use it as an excuse to claim our elections are ripe/rife with fraud - like he typically does (even makes these comments before a single ballot has been cast). Don't take the bait... they are distractions.
The other major concern I have, is just how many Republican/MAGA-aligned individuals have purchased these electronic voting companies. While there is no direct evidence they would engage in anti-democratic practices, it's concerning that they even express such an interest to buy up these companies. Ultimately, the rule of law and will of the people should be respected; but additionally, I believe Democrats need to start requesting independent recounts - unlike their failure to do so in the 2024 Presidential Elections - especially given the abhorrent results and trends in the data. It seems obvious to state this, but I will anyways: Republicans are all about voter suppression and fear-mongering; they also happen to be a party of big-business - which almost always runs antithetical to what they purportedly represent - yet, here we are.
And if Trump or his regime and captured DOJ tries any funny business, we the people need to speak up and use our voices to draw attention and investigation to the matter. In our world of ever-worsening attention-spans, an immediate and unrelenting national response to election subversion and corruption - must absolutely be investigated and pushes for accountability be fully exercised.
