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Hope22

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30. We request our absentee ballots..

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:47 PM

18 hrs ago

When they arrive we fill them out and then drive the ballots to the BOE. Of course the state has new rules for who can drop off ballots. There is a form that has to be signed if we want to drop off another household members ballot at the BOE. Anything to make things harder. I have never mailed my ballot back. Too many problems with USPS.

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Shenanigans at my local USPS office - Heads up, people! [View all] MontanaMama 19 hrs ago OP

They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone 19 hrs ago #1

They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib 17 hrs ago #39

KnR Alice Kramden 19 hrs ago #2

That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy 19 hrs ago #3

Right?? MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #4

I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades 19 hrs ago #5

No it wouldn't. MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #10

Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil 18 hrs ago #27

The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat 17 hrs ago #35

You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan 2 hrs ago #53

The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil 1 hr ago #55

I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat 17 hrs ago #41

My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 5 hrs ago #45

If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #6

It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #12

Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #20

Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat 19 hrs ago #7

We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #13

That's an important point. pandr32 2 hrs ago #51

This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 3 hrs ago #47

K&R spanone 19 hrs ago #8

The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter 19 hrs ago #9

The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago #11

These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #15

Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago #25

She's talking about... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #33

Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman 19 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 19 hrs ago #14

That's the problem. MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #16

That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil 19 hrs ago #22

We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #18

It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #19

Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism 19 hrs ago #21

I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian 19 hrs ago #23

I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh 19 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing this orangecrush 19 hrs ago #26

As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #28

"" AllaN01Bear 18 hrs ago #29

We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 18 hrs ago #30

that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib 18 hrs ago #31

My suspicion is Qutzupalotl 14 min ago #60

Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape 18 hrs ago #32

Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid 17 hrs ago #34

My state is all vote by mail. Qutzupalotl 20 min ago #59

Early Voting.. LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #36

I have been saying it over & over - TBF 17 hrs ago #37

Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #38

Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #40

If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal 16 hrs ago #42

My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 15 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 13 hrs ago #44

USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 3 hrs ago #46

ITs on purpose. Historic NY 50 min 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 3 hrs ago #48

Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 2 hrs ago #49

In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz 2 hrs ago #50

The enemy within. peacebuzzard 2 hrs ago #52

I take my ballot DownriverDem 1 hr ago #54

I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY 52 min ago #56

Here's What the New USPS Rule Means for Voting by Mail Historic NY 35 min ago #58