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GardeningGal

(2,211 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:55 AM Nov 2012

Had a voice mail from the Obama campaign that I'm confused about.

It said that their records showed that I applied for a mail in ballot but has not been received yet and told me where I could drop it off. The problem is, I didn't apply for a mail in ballot. I was planning on either voting early (I didn't make it), or vote at my polling place on election day. So, now I'm concerned if something funky has happened with my vote.

I guess I'll find out on Tuesday when I go to vote. If anyone has any ideas on how the Obama campaign gets their information, let me know. I hope they were wrong in this case.

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Had a voice mail from the Obama campaign that I'm confused about. (Original Post) GardeningGal Nov 2012 OP

can people in your state vote in person 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #1

That's happened to me before. Just go to the polls. n/t Inspired Nov 2012 #4

Call the county or state board of elections and report this LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #2

You can still vote on Tuesday, right? Inspired Nov 2012 #3

That may depend on the state. drm604 Nov 2012 #5

It's probably from the voting rolls. They get a list from the office that handles voter JDPriestly Nov 2012 #6

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)

1. can people in your state vote in person

Reply to GardeningGal (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:57 AM

Nov 2012

if they change their minds? If not, then I would worry that this is another repuke game to prevent you from voting.

Inspired

(3,958 posts)

4. That's happened to me before. Just go to the polls. n/t

Reply to 2pooped2pop (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:36 AM

Nov 2012

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

2. Call the county or state board of elections and report this

Reply to GardeningGal (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:09 AM

Nov 2012

It could be a trick to discourage you from voting.

Inspired

(3,958 posts)

3. You can still vote on Tuesday, right?

Reply to GardeningGal (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:36 AM

Nov 2012

Just because you asked for an absentee ballot doesn't mean you have to vote that way.

drm604

(16,230 posts)

5. That may depend on the state.

Reply to Inspired (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:12 AM

Nov 2012

As someone else said, GardeningGal should contact her board of elections and make sure that someone didn't somehow apply for one in her name.

This could be some sort of trick where Republicans are applying for ballots for people, or the phone call might have been a trick claiming to be from the Obama campaign but in reality being some right-wing organization trying to confuse her.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

6. It's probably from the voting rolls. They get a list from the office that handles voter

Reply to GardeningGal (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:09 PM

Nov 2012

registration.

Call your local voting registration office Monday. The number should be available online. Don't put that call off.

Here in California, it's all computerized. If you call your registration office (whatever it is called in Colorado) they should be able to tell you whether you are registered and how you are registered.

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