Posted on 10/26/2020 3:45:58 PM PDT by Blogger
If there is the opportunity to vote early, should a person do so? I hear people worrying about something happening on election day that would hamper the vote and had planned on going on that day. But, interested in what Freepers think about the subject. Are we okay in waiting? Or if you were me, would you make time to travel across town to the BOE and vote early?
Thank you but I give all the credit to my husband who worked hard so that I could be home with them full time.
I’d vote early. Never can tell what stunt the Democrats may pull to suppress turnout on election day. Really want to risk having to run a gauntlet of Antifa Terrorists and BLM peacefull rioters while standing in a line to vote?
Well BOTH of you are tremendous examples of how to raise children right! congrats to you both!
We always vote early, use paper ballots, and watch them scan in. This year I wouldn’t be surprised if mail-in ballots won’t be destroyed by the commies or that there will be riots by the commies to stop people from voting on election day.
I love voting early. But then I trust our system. SE Texas, we are required to show ID and then we scan our own ballot and wait for the acknowledgment that the vote is registered. My early voting place is a small town community center with really diligent people watching everything. Ususally there are no more than 6 or 8 people at a time, this year the parking lot was full but it still went very quickly.
If any weather or sickness issues are potential issues on Election Day, I would vote early. However. I LOVE voting on Election Day. In Cali weather is usually not an issue. But this year I’m on the road traveling the week before and also have a very busy, stressful election week coming up. So may just get in my vote early. Then kick back and watch President Trump and the American people win one of the most important elections in our country’s history. Thank you freedom loving Americans!! Hard to resist the ritual of voting on Election Day.
I early voted. I feel confident in the early in person voting.
I usually absentee but did not trust the mail. Brought my ballot in when I went to in person vote. They were professional and marked it cancelled.
I’m concerned with the lines and the many hours on Election Day in line.
That’s why I did early voting.
agree!
Just vote dingus, unless yer voting for Joe ;)
My vote got registered on 10/23
My family has all voted early last week. Two are elderly & cannot take the crowds/lines of ED. One of them got “curbside” service at the county voting office.;
I would highly recommend voting early ... in-person. The lines were long, especially with physical distancing in place (every 6’ was a circle - sort of like a kid’s game “hopping” from one to another). The line moved quickly - waited maybe 30 minutes. I think a lot of folks will be discouraged with long lines on ED & end up not voting - hopefully, Trump voters will “stay the course/line”.
Vote early in-person would be my recommendation. You also do not know what will happen on ED (violence, weather, COVID crackdowns, etc.). Trump needs EVERY vote!
You’re both to be congratulated!
Yeah vote early
Avoid huge crowds and possible “ malfunctions” on election day
I’m planning (CA) to vote early (in person, not using the ballot they mailed me but turning that in and getting a new in person ballot) for the first time in my life.
I will ask that they destroy the mailed in ballot in front of my eyes but I don’t know if they do that.
Early voting starts Thurs—I will check the lines and if really bad will wait for a later early voting day (they are offering Thurs and Fri and Sat).
Otherwise I’ll vote in person on Nov 3, early.
If something is amiss and the early voting people tell me I can only vote provisionally for whatever reason in person, I will instead fill out my mail in ballot and put it in a drop box (not mail). Because provisional ballots are tossed. And absentee/mail in ballots are also tossed if the signature doesn’t match. And mailed in ballots are found in ditches on the sides of roads.
Seems like things are much more complicated this year.
I voted early once and it took half a day because they had only 3 voting machines running for half the county. I think the longest I ever waited on election day was 20 minutes since they had 5 machines just for my precinct. Maybe your county runs things better.
I voted early. Dropped the ballot off in the official box located in the lobby of the local police station.
I would vote early if you are able to do so. I voted 1 week ago and there were no lines at all. I just worry about weirdos on November 3rd trying to stop people from voting. president Trump wants people to vote on election day however today he said to vote early too.
Voted early in my Texas county last Thursday - City Hall (about 15-20 minute drive from home.)
The polls were crowded - voters and poll watchers. Time spent: roughly 15 minutes.
Poll Watchers helpful and polite.
Reason to vote early: no waiting in long lines; no bad weather with which to contend. Come election day it might not be so easy both time wise or weather wise.
Not the first early vote I’ve ever cast, but by far one of the most important.
Vote the Democrat way, “Vote Early. Vote often”
But I think long lines on ED will HELP Trump... Most of us would forfeit a finger or three to vote for him. However, if your average Dem pulls up to the polls and sees a line, they’ll be much more likely to just skip the activity than we’d be. They don’t even like their candidate anyway.
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