Jeffy3 t1_iry318y wrote
Reply to comment by oldschoolskater in The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Supreme Court just undid a key ruling for counting undated Pennsylvania mail ballots by oldschoolskater
I am confident it gets counted when I vote by mail. You can track every step in the process.
gasp_girl_programmer t1_iryleyx wrote
They may receive it, but may not count it if it's date is not correct?
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_irymbjc wrote
That's correct. Same is true if you forget to place your ballot inside the secrecy envelope before placing it in the mailing envelope.
If you're voting by mail, you need to pay close attention to the instructions and follow every step.
oldschoolskater OP t1_irynibp wrote
You could do everything correctly and your ballot could just get lost in the mail. I personally wouldn't risk that. That's why I vote in person. I would only use absentee if there was no other way possible that I could vote.
kikicrazed t1_iryxykd wrote
You can also drop it off. Sometimes when I’m nervous about it, I drop off mine at our courthouse. There’s a guard and everything.
Keinichn t1_is0ybtz wrote
> You could do everything correctly and your ballot could just get lost in the mail.
Which is why you drop it off at an official drop box rather than mail it.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iryoqr2 wrote
I'm a student out of state, so I have to vote absentee (and have done so since I started voting). I've never had my ballot get lost in the mail, but there have been long delays. Last fall, I requested my ballot early but only got it the day after the election, more than four weeks after it was sent.
However, if you're not away like I am, you could sign up to vote by mail and use a drop box, and if you end up never receiving your ballot you can still cast a provisional ballot in person. There's also the option of voting early in person at your county's board of elections. That said, I'd probably just vote in person on election day if I could.
oldschoolskater OP t1_irypdxq wrote
It's awesome that you stay involved even though you're out of state. Hopefully the postal service is in a better place this election and the delays aren't as bad.
Sprinkles_Hopeful t1_isg0vqc wrote
I voted by mail last year for the first time they give you an update when you're a ballot is received and they give you an update when your ballot has been counted so there is a check balance system in effect
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