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PoindexterOglethorpe

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12. Actually, people used to do that, buy a plane ticket to get home

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 09:34 AM

Monday

for election day.

Back when all states had election day only voting, and you had to be 21, so college students weren't voting. And back then getting an absentee ballot was almost impossible.

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Millions of Florida vote-by-mail requests deleted [View all] Otto_Harper Monday OP

This election went to Трамп because MrWowWow Monday #1

It doesn't say if they received the ballots and they were counted or not Meowmee Monday #2

Yep. I know my request will be deleted this year jimfields33 Monday #11

This involves future elections, not recent election. I don't think preordering ballots for future elections are reliabl. Silent Type Monday #3

I don't live in Florida. PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #4

In all fairness, some of us can't get out to a polling place Otto_Harper Monday #5

Lazy ass? How about you demand your state government serve all people? RockRaven Monday #6

Yeah, buy an f'ing plane ticket to get home for election day lostnfound Monday #8

Actually, people used to do that, buy a plane ticket to get home PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #12

Jeebus. You owe an apology to all the "lazy asses" in your words that are house-bound! Good gawd. hlthe2b Monday #10

I live in Florida n after reading this, I checked Deuxcents Monday #7

Our resident DU scolds John Shaft Monday #9