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MontanaMama

(24,705 posts)
16. That's the problem.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 06:54 PM
20 hrs ago

Delivering it to the post office is probably a bad idea, at least here. The desk clerk told me USPS doesn't want the ballots. I'm taking him at his word. Just because the ballot is walked into the post office doesn't mean it'll be handled correctly.

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They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone 21 hrs ago #1
They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib 18 hrs ago #39
KnR Alice Kramden 21 hrs ago #2
That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy 21 hrs ago #3
Right?? MontanaMama 21 hrs ago #4
I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades 20 hrs ago #5
No it wouldn't. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #10
Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil 20 hrs ago #27
The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat 19 hrs ago #35
You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan 3 hrs ago #53
The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil 2 hrs ago #55
I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat 18 hrs ago #41
My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 6 hrs ago #45
If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #6
It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #12
Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #20
Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat 20 hrs ago #7
We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #13
That's an important point. pandr32 3 hrs ago #51
This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 4 hrs ago #47
K&R spanone 20 hrs ago #8
The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter 20 hrs ago #9
The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago #11
These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #15
Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago #25
She's talking about... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #33
Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #17
if you vote by mail, make sure your ballot can withstand the most critical scrutiny, and deliver it to the Post Office. patphil 20 hrs ago #14
That's the problem. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #16
That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil 20 hrs ago #22
I've been told... druidity33 7 min ago #62
We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #18
It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #19
Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism 20 hrs ago #21
I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian 20 hrs ago #23
I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh 20 hrs ago #24
Thanks for sharing this orangecrush 20 hrs ago #26
As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #28
"" AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #29
We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 19 hrs ago #30
that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib 19 hrs ago #31
My suspicion is Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #60
Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape 19 hrs ago #32
Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid 19 hrs ago #34
My state is all vote by mail. Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #59
Early Voting.. LiberalArkie 19 hrs ago #36
I have been saying it over & over - TBF 19 hrs ago #37
Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #38
Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #40
If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal 18 hrs ago #42
My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 16 hrs ago #43
In Texas the only place in a county where you can hand-deliver your mail-in ballot is the Elections Office in the county summer_in_TX 14 hrs ago #44
USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 4 hrs ago #46
ITs on purpose. Historic NY 2 hrs ago #57
The local USPS branch near where I lived in San Diego (Hillcrest) removed all but one of the drive up drop boxes sdfernando 4 hrs ago #48
Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 4 hrs ago #49
In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz 3 hrs ago #50
The enemy within. peacebuzzard 3 hrs ago #52
I take my ballot DownriverDem 2 hrs ago #54
I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY 2 hrs ago #56
Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail Historic NY 1 hr ago #58
California can't be the only state. BidenRocks 19 min ago #61
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