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psufan34 t1_iv0stzf wrote

Contact your county’s election office and let them know what happened. They will be able to help you out. You will probably need to vote in person on Election Day via provisional ballot. I think you are supposed to bring your mail-in ballot with you, but your election office will let you know what to do since your’s hasn’t arrived.

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boris2341 t1_iv0qg5p wrote

This happened to me in the primary and is the reason I vote in person.

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CapcomBowling OP t1_iv0qy6w wrote

I thought you couldn’t vote in person if you had a mail in ballot

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redwood520 t1_iv0stjs wrote

This happened to me, I called my county election board and they said it's inevitable when sending tens of thousands of ballots that some get lost in the mail. They were able to cancel the one that was sent and issued a new one. I went in to their office to pick it up, filled it out on the spot and handed it back to them.

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LurkersWillLurk t1_iv10mrh wrote

You can vote by provisional ballot which will eventually be counted when they verify you didn’t send in your mail in ballot, unless you bring in your mail in ballot to the polls, in which case the election judge will spoil it and you can vote right there

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Wuz314159 t1_iv21npi wrote

Florida arrested people who used provisional ballots though. Voting is dangerous with the GOP in charge.

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Advanced-Guard-4468 t1_iv2dh35 wrote

Its only dangerous if you try to vote 2x

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Wuz314159 t1_iv2eozb wrote

Please. I was once threatened with arrest for leaving work. Once for a cop car running a stop sign. and once for a cop car running a red light. Cops love to threaten people for no reason.

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Trout-Population t1_iv3u13d wrote

Incorrect. Report your ballot didn't arrive then go vote in person. They should give you a provisional ballot.

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Cogatanu7CC95 t1_iv3v9cs wrote

>you can vote provisional in person, i don't know how to go about it tho. but yes, contact your counties election office and explain

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boris2341 t1_iv0r0ws wrote

You can but you have to bring your mail ballot with you so they can spoil it.

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Jef_Wheaton t1_iv17ck9 wrote

Same. Ours were mailed 10/10 but never arrived. Had to drive to the courthouse and tell them it didn't show. They cancelled my mail ballot, gave me a new one, and I filled it out there. Took longer to find parking than the whole process.

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Sprinkles_Hopeful t1_iv24z88 wrote

I signed up got it in two days had it back in the mail in one day and got verification that it was received and processed you better check to see what's going on

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orangesfwr t1_iv2edd6 wrote

If you don't have it by now it's too late. As mentioned, you can look up your county's board of election website and find out their hours for voting "on demand" in person prior to election day (limited options left, probably just Monday).

If your ballot does arrive, you will want to complete it ASAP and take it to a drop box - not put it in the mail, as a postmark is insufficient. It must be received at the Board of Elections no later than 8pm on election day.

Other option is to vote in person on election day. If you get your ballot in the mail beforehand, bring it with you. The judge of elections will spoil it and you'll vote in person as usual. If you don't have it, ask to vote provisionally. That means your ballot will be segregated and will only be counted after they confirm that you did not vote by mail. Insist on voting provisionally if you are told you cannot. Anyone and everyone can vote provisionally in these situations. However, best to not vote provisionally if you can avoid it because there is a high standard for the BoE to accept a provisional ballot to prevent people from voting more than once.

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ftwin t1_iv2rcc8 wrote

Just go in to your county’s election office and tell them you just found out you have to travel for work next week and won’t be here to vote. Make sure you say you just found out that morning. They’ll give u a emergency absinthe ballot with no questions asked. I just did it today and was super easy (will be out of town next week, but I’ve known for a while)

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Torbelson t1_iv0rdhb wrote

Probably should have requested it earlier. We all knew this was going to be an issue. AGAIN!

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qwik_one t1_iv15y3w wrote

This is a good reason to not use mail in voting. If you do not have a physical disability or some other issue then go in person to vote

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