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Jack Valentino

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12. I've been voting by mail since 2020 here in Michigan....

Reply to slightlv (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:36 PM

Feb 2026

I moved in late 2020, and have never been to the new polling place for this residence....

I'm on the permanent request list for absentee ballots, and it is very convenient!
(as passed by a voter initiative in Michigan prior to 2020).

And I must say, I have voted in elections where I wouldn't have bothered to show up
at the polls (mostly odd-year local elections), but THAT is WHY TRUMP
and the Republicans are so against mail-in voting!

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Well, that's one way to keep people from voting in the primary [View all] DFW Feb 2026 OP

I'm voting in person from now on Tribetime Feb 2026 #1

I voted by mail once... and I loved it! slightlv Feb 2026 #4

I've been voting by mail since 2020 here in Michigan.... Jack Valentino Feb 2026 #12

Same. ananda Feb 2026 #14

Thank you for fighting back. Nt spooky3 Feb 2026 #2

Assuming of course that your ballot would get delivered. progressoid Feb 2026 #3

Since they take photos of your mail before delivery... MaeScott Feb 2026 #5

Texas Secretary of State... BaileyBill Feb 2026 #6

Can you vote with a provisional ballot? Envirogal Feb 2026 #7

When I lived in California, PatSeg Feb 2026 #8

I get an application for a ballot iemanja Feb 2026 #10

Do they automatically send you the application? PatSeg Feb 2026 #13

Yes, if you've voted absentee before. iemanja Feb 2026 #16

That is fairly similar to how California works PatSeg Feb 2026 #22

I was caged in TX myself iemanja Feb 2026 #9

I always get a vote by mail ticket.. I then physically go down to the Elections Office and physically hand it in... mitch96 Feb 2026 #11

I would if it were possible DFW Feb 2026 #18

I have always wondered why the overseas voter tally is a non-topic. peacebuzzard Feb 2026 #15

We Americans Abroad are a convenient group to ignore. DFW Feb 2026 #19

That is a huge number. 5-9 million. The overseas US troop vote at one time peacebuzzard Feb 2026 #20

My number didn't even include the military DFW Feb 2026 #21

And politics has become a circus because of this... peacebuzzard Feb 26 #26

I think that decision haunted O'Connor to her grave DFW Feb 26 #27

The SAVE Act is designed to hurt American living abroad LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2026 #24

Republicans are not all complete idiots DFW Feb 2026 #25

Yeah, Texas is just about dead last in helping citizens vote. summer_in_TX Feb 2026 #17

Thanks for the reminder Saoirse9 Feb 2026 #23