On Fri, 22 Mar 2024, GM wrote:

> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2024-03-21, cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2024-03-20, cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2024-03-19, cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-18, cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-17, cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-16, Leonard Blaisdell
>>>>> <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> >> >> >> wrote: >> > On 2024-03-16,
>>>>> cshenk <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> Leonard
>>>>> Blaisdell wrote: >> >> >> >> > >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-15, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
>>>>>>> wrote: >> >> >> >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've had mail-in ballots all my life, Leo. Trump
>>>>> has >> >> used >> >> them. >>> > Haven't you? I certainly have.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mail-in or absentee? You used to have to have a damned
>>>>>>> good >> >> >> reason to >>> vote absentee. And no, I've never voted
>>>>>>> mail-in or >> >> >> absentee. >>> If you can't get your butt down
>>>>> to >> the polling >> >> station >> to vote in >>> person (or vote
>>>>> absentee, >> not mail-in), >> you >> don't care >> enough about >>>
>>>>> voting to have >> a voice. >> >> >> > >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure, for 26 years I could have hopped a plane and
>>>>> flown >> to >> SC >> to >> >> vote....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Service members were expected to vote absentee, not
>>>>>>> mail-in. >> >> >> > Absentee requires a commitment; mail-in
>>>>> doesn't. >> >> >> >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure the states that have implemented exclusively
>>>>> mail-in >> >> >> voting >> would disagree with you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm unaware any have done that.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You don't read the news much, do you? It was a hot topic in
>>>>>>> 2020. >> >
>>>>>>>>>> Nope, but 2020 was lock down year. Plans came out in
>>>>> Virginia in >> >> > plenty of time to file with the state to vote by
>>>>> mail and recieve >> >> > the ballots by mail. It was several options
>>>>> from drop in special >> >> > boxes, mail, or take in person to vote
>>>>> if desired or just show up >> >> > on either early date to vote or
>>>>> election day. >> >> >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The laws in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon,
>>>>> Utah, >> >> >> Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia
>>>>> permit >> elections >> to >> be conducted entirely by mail.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Permit is not 'excluively conducted' by mail. It is just an
>>>>>>> option. >> >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Nebraska and North Dakota permit counties to opt into
>>>>> conducting >> >> >> elections by mail.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Permit is not 'excluively conducted' by mail. It is just an
>>>>>>> option >> >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, New
>>>>> Mexico, >> >> and >> Wyoming allow specific small elections to be
>>>>> conducted by >> mail. >> >
>>>>>>>>>> Permit is not 'excluively conducted' by mail. It is just an
>>>>>>> option. >> > Also talking Presidential elections. It is not a
>>>>> small >> election. >> >
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey and New Mexico permit
>>>>> mostly-mail >> >> >> elections for certain small jurisdictions.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Permit is not 'excluively conducted' by mail. It is just an
>>>>>>> option. >> > Also talking Presidential elections. It is not a
>>>>> small >> election. >>
>>>>>>>>> And here I thought you'd want the complete information. Boy,
>>>>> am I >> >> embarrassed.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/table-18-states-with-all-mail-elections
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Even the article title says 'mostly' in the title. I am
>>>>> unaware >> of >> > any states that mandated vote by mail-in ballots
>>>>> with no other >> >> > options for presifential elections.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Read down. Do some googling.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I just have issues with no id asked
>>>>>>>>>>>> for. They should allow for many types.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Where do they issue ballots with no identification?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm talking voting in person at the polls.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Where do they issue ballots to people voting in person at the
>>>>> polls >> >> without requiring identification.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In Virginia it is all electronic at individual kiosks. No ID is
>>>>>>>> used.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Have you taken any action to get this remedied?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just state polls that come up sometimes. The whole subjust comes
>>>>>> time to time in the news.
>>>>>
>>>>> So you've done nothing, basically. If it mattered to you, you could
>>>>> write your legislators and local election authority.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy, I'm not taking the bait.
>>>
>>> I'm not trolling. Either put up and try to effect change,
>>> or shut up. Whinging on Usenet is useless if you feel there
>>> is a problem with the conduct of elections in your state. Failing
>>> to act shows that you don't really care.
>>>
>
>> Shit, if Virginia let's any asshole or bum that strolls in cast a vote,
>> that confirms trump's allegations of massive voter fraud. The guy's right
>> and must have been fucked in the 2020 election. At least in the virgin
>> state.
>
>> Trump says there will be a blood bath if he's not elected. And we all know
>> this election is already rigged so he will loose, just like last time.
>
>> By god, I think we all ought to be buying extra ammo so we'll be ready for
>> the republican blood bath / coup.
>
> After President Trump is in office will come "The Great Reckoning"...
>
> Are YOU on the "right side of history", Sire Hank...???
>
> Will you suffer the fate of Lot's wife - OR be living with me in "high
> cotton"...???
>
> "High cotton is a slang term that originated from the antebellum South to
> describe the best of times or a time of well being. It can be used to express
> satisfaction, success, or optimism. The term has also been generalized to
> mean one is doing well or is successful...."