Shenanigans at my local USPS office - Heads up, people!

[ShazzieB]

69. Mail drop boxes have become vanishingly rare in my area for a while now.

It's really annoying how far out of the way one has to go sometimes to find a mailbox to drop a letter in. But early voting has become easier and easier around here. The only time I ever voted by mail was at the height of covid in 2020. I dropped off our ballots in person at an indoor drop box location, and Mr. B and I received emails confirming that they had been received shortly after.

Other than that, I have voted early, in person, almost every year since that option became became available to me. I just voted in the 2026 Democratic primary yesterday using this method. Early voting started on February 5, but it was only available at one (very inconvenient for me) location until March 2, so I waited until I could do it without having to drive so far. It was awesome! When I got there around 3 pm, there was literally no one there except the pollworkers, and it only took a few minutes to check in and cast my ballot. I think I spent more time walking from the parking lot to the building and back than I did in the polling place.

Some states, like mine, actually look for ways to make voting easier rather than harder. Imagine that!