A Florida area known for being a "hotbed of Trump support" is reportedly seeing a bump in enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday. As Trump and Harris gear up to face one another in November's election, each candidate has made an effort to make inroads on the territories typicall...
  • Todd Bonzalez
    68•4 months ago

    No, you vote by mail because you live somewhere that allows it.

    If you live somewhere red, you probably need to show up in person on election day, and wait around for hours hoping that you don’t get disenfranchised.

    • @[email protected]
      31•4 months ago

      EDIT 2: This map is NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. Spot checking NY and PA - these states have restrictions on Absentee ballots BUT also offer less restrictive Early Mail In voting which IS NOT represented. Check your latest state laws here: https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote/absentee-early-voting

      In seven sixteen states, voters still need a reason to vote absentee. That means many voters in these states will need to vote in person at a polling place.

      Edit- replaced with newer map from '22, excuse required states doubled since '20.

      • @madcaesar
        9•4 months ago

        Wait…wtf is up with New York? I get the other shit states, but New York requires a reason to vote absentee?

        • @[email protected]
          3•4 months ago

          Hm. I’m not sure this map is accurate. NY has had shit voter laws for forever (closed primary, lengthy registration cut offs, no early voting, restricted absentee ballots, etc.), but with covid they made it temporarily less shit. Then voters asked for them to be more shit again (Idfk), and then the governor made the accessibility changes permanent anyways?

          TLDR: NY is a hot mess.

        • @[email protected]
          1•4 months ago

          I checked into NY and PA, it seems like these two states have introduced a second type of mail voting. From PA website

          • Mail-in ballot: Any registered voter may apply to vote by mail in the next election. You do not have to provide a reason for why you want to vote by mail ballot.

          • Absentee ballot: If you will be out of your municipality on Election Day or if you have a disability or illness that prevents you from going to your polling place on Election Day, you can request this ballot type, which requires you to provide a reason for why you want to vote by mail ballot.

          This map appears to be covering Absentee ballot restrictions - not all mail in voting options.

          • @[email protected]
            1•4 months ago

            That seems normal, oregon does this too. However, they automatically enroll every adult in mail in voting whenever you interact with the state:

            Dmv licensing, marriage license, auto registration renewal, etc - you automatically get enrolled for mail in voting (or they just update your address).

            It is highly efficient and kind of magical, if one of the few things our government does well, lol.

    • bquintbEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      I live in the very red state of Indiana. voting by mail was and always has been an option. but, yes, I understand that there are some places where that’s not a choice. I wasn’t trying to imply that.