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ak47workaccnt t1_ivhfz8r wrote

Are many people waiting to vote on election day?

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pleasedtoseedetrees t1_ivhimoi wrote

I am.

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ak47workaccnt t1_ivhnwte wrote

Why?

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thomastodon01027 OP t1_ivhsmv6 wrote

I usually end up holding a sign outside my polling place, so I figure I might as well do it then anyway. I live in Easthampton where the whole thing is run very well so it’s not like it’s a long wait or anything. And I like running into my neighbors.

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sennbat t1_ivk89k4 wrote

Just easier for me. Maybe it's the ADHD but I'm terrible at getting through the mail in a timely manner and voting by mail often involves... logistical complexities. Remember to fill it out, remembering to put in the envelope, remembering to take the envelope with me when I leave the house, just... lots of possible points of failure for my scattered brain to mess things up.

Voting in person I can literally do in 5 minutes on my way back from Dunks in the morning and its done, very little in the way of logistical effort involved and no distractions for the duration of the process. Walk in, say my address twice and my name once, go where I'm told, do what I'm told, and then I'm done.

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ak47workaccnt t1_ivk9e5u wrote

It's definitely the ADHD. Forget one day about your mail in ballot, no problem. Forget one day about vote in person, better luck next year.

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sennbat t1_ivka61j wrote

Forgetting to mail in the ballot is a lot easier than forgetting to vote in person, though, for me! I'm a lot more likely to forget to mail it in several times over several weeks, even with reminders, than I am to actually stop in and vote. I've actually tried to vote by mail several times now and have yet to succeed.

Also, with early voting in this state you can get a second chance sometimes even if you're the sort of person who prefers to vote in person. :D

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ADarwinAward t1_ivldzlq wrote

My polling location is closer than the early voting locations and the nearest mail collection box.

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spicemoth t1_ivj563d wrote

Me! Never got a mail-in ballot, apparently because I didn't fill out a census form. I was overseas for several months and it must have come then. But it also means I have to show an ID with current address at my polling place, thus have to vote on voting on voting day.

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