We have EARLY IN-PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOTING IN VA.
In 2008 18% of the votes cast were done this way. The fact is it is de facto early voting. No one challenges the reasons provided, which are many and easily met. You vote on an actual electronic voting machine, just as you do on election day. Once early voting is completed this Saturday, the machines will be sent to the county voting HDQTRS for safekeeping. On election day, the machines will download their voting totals by Congressional district just like any other voting machine.
How do I know this? I am a poll observer at a satellite location in VA. Anyone who thinks that there are no early voting stations in VA doesn't know what they are talking about and should get better informed. We (GOP) are ENCOURAGING people to vote early. Your disinformation does not further our objective.
The Dems have been using early voting here in VA for some time. Finally, the GOP has awakened. And we are so far more than holding our own.
How exactly are they "kept safe"? Tamper-proof sealed boxes? Armed guards? What?
Agreed. The effect of In Person Absentee in the Commonwealth is people vote early. I have not heard of anyone being denied In Person Absentee.
Question. Do you have a feel if the above means more Republicans in total are or will be voting this year, or more are voting early this time around?
I voted early in Virginia this year for the first time. It was not on a normal voting machine. I assume they are going to hand count the votes of my location.Not sure I feel great about the situation. I think it will be above board. I voted on a paper ballot and some machine sucked the paper in and I noticed that the count number on the front of the machine did not change when it took mine. I assume that is what the number stood for. It kinda looked like a copy machine.
The number on the front said 277 and when mine went in I looked to see if it changed and it did not.
Yep, we certainly do. Took over 3 hours in line to vote in Woodbridge. Had a minor issue with my “new” address (moved in March), but was quickly resolved.