Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

  • Dave.@aussie.zone
    4·
    24 days ago

    In other words, if you cannot afford a stamp it would restrict you.

    The US postal system doesn’t have reply-paid postage?

    • JillyB@beehaw.org
      3·
      24 days ago

      It does. And that’s how mail-in ballots generally work. The drop boxes are to…reduce the strain on the postal service? Idk.

    • Che Banana@beehaw.org
      1·
      24 days ago

      So I’m going to say the great American adage: “it depends on the state.” So there isn’t really any type of standardization. States are actually in charge of how your vote is counted…so if a state decided to do away with counting actual votes and having a group of sycophants cast federal ballots to thier Orange Liege, they actually can…and there has been disturbing reports that this can/will take place.

      I’m out of the norm since I’m overseas & received my ballot via email and faxed it (via email) back (all tracked and recorded).