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Re: 2022 Midterms thread
So when the election is over we don't have to wait and wait and wait. It's ridiculous. Send the ballots in earlier and start counting them once they are received. It shouldn't be that difficult to do.
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It isn’t like they take office immediately. There is no rush. |
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Re: 2022 Midterms thread
These are the checks in place to ensure mail ballots are cou nted accurately and not part of fraud. While I would be okay if mail in ballotin g finished earlier I don't think it would negate the problem of timeliness. We still have issues with in person counting for various reasons and then there are legalities of denying people access to voting if they were planning to vote in person but in the last two weeks there is something that prevents them, (jury duty for example). I get it though it is annoying.
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So for the mid-terms for 2022 as an example: - Mail-in ballots need to be post-marked by 10/25/2022 - In person voting held 11/5/2022 - 11/8/2022 Even if you can't count all of the mail-in ballots prior to the election, you would still be able to know exactly how many you have and allocate your resources/structure how the votes will be counted once you are able to count them.
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What is the rush to know who wins the seats in November? Does it change anything? Serious question. If we knew a week ago the result of every seat would it matter other than for us to say haha we won? |
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Also, it definitely creates more doubt about the elections for lots of people. When it takes weeks to figure out, there will be more people that will think something fishy is going on than if results came in right away. Why can't people send in their ballots 2 weeks before? Is 14 days a huge difference? The elections are every 2 years. I don't think it's asking too much for people that don't want to vote in person to request and send in their ballots 2 weeks early. If there was a deadline, people would meet that deadline if they really cared about voting.
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Election day does mean something. But it is just symbolic. Every vote means something. Its a process that is all. Im not in favor of speeding up or changing the rules to appease conspiracy theorists though. If people think something fishy is going on it is because they are paranoid and or unhappy with the results they see. Oh well. It changes nothing if we know who holds every seat sooner. Other than, like you said, to appease the people who “think” something fishy is going on. ![]() |
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Re: 2022 Midterms thread
Since it's mostly seniors that vote early if one candidate takes a lead others might think why bother? Nope! Still believe election day should be a National Day off .
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Florida begins counting early. They don't know the results until polls close on election day. Not sure what their process is just saying you can count early without people knowing what the results are (Imagine the machine has a system of counting but not showing the results until certain date time group).
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