Wife and I just got back from early voting in New Mexico. Lots of people were early voting, and am glad we did as the worker had trouble with the computer and had to input my information twice before it all went in ok. What concerned me was no ID needed. If you know the name, address, and birthdate they print the ballot with only your signature. I assume they can see an original registration signature but doubt they are trained and capable of verifying authenticity.
Are you in Bernalillo County? They always manage to screw something up during elections. I remember the incident where a truck carrying voting machines “lost” a few when they fell out the open back door on I-40. Whoops! How did THAT happen?
“I assume they can see an original registration signature but doubt they are trained and capable of verifying authenticity.”
Signatures can take days by experts, but are authenticated by machine in Florida elections.
Or, in my mail-in vote for Trump, was INvalidated by machine.
So enjoyed voting in person here in the upstate of SC. In 2020, DH and I were so excited, hopeful that Trump was going to win. In our smaller community (polling place is local methodist church), we were amazed at how crowded and long the line was at 7:20 AM. We brought our folding chairs, coffee mugs, and were thoroughly enjoying the experience. Not this year. Was telling dear Mom today that we are planning to go vote early this time. Praying that Trump wins.
I live in Northern Virginia, a place which votes so overwhelmingly democratic it outweighs almost the rest of the state. I voted early this morning. There was a sizable crowd and it was surprising to see that most there were carrying republican sample ballots. The was, of course, a table set up offering Democratic sample ballots, but they were doing little business.