Nearly 100,000 Wisconsinites cast early ballots on the first day of in-person absentee voting, Tuesday. That represents a 22 percent increase over the first-day early voting totals from the 2020 presidential election.
    • Nougat
      15•1 month ago

      I mean, that’s gonna be true regardless, but

      All told, 1,027,585 absentee ballots were reported on Oct. 20, 2020. As of Tuesday, this year’s combined total was 475,460.

      Early voting in Wisconsin is way down from what it was in 2020 (edit: on the same relative voting day).

      • @just_another_person
        30•1 month ago

        You’re looking at a total count after the election versus what is happening now.

        🤦

        Absentee is also not the same as early or mail-in tabular.

        • Nougat
          -7•1 month ago

          You’re looking at a total count after the election versus what is happening now.

          No, like the article says:

          All told, 1,027,585 absentee ballots were reported on Oct. 20, 2020. As of Tuesday, this year’s combined total was 475,460.

          • @just_another_person
            15•1 month ago

            No, I’m seeing the numbers. You just don’t seem to understand how votes are counted and in what order.

            ABSENTEE IS NOT THE SAME AS EARLY OR MAIL-IN VOTES.

            🤦

            • Nougat
              -8•1 month ago

              In Wisconsin, all voting prior to election day is “absentee” voting, either in-person absentee voting, or absentee by mail.

              🤦

              Edit: People who are unable to accept facts, this is why we can’t have nice things.

                • Nougat
                  -3•1 month ago

                  That’s about counting the votes. The article posted, and what I’m talking about, are ballots cast, without noting who the votes were for in any elections thereon.

      • Tiefling IRL
        16•1 month ago

        If only there was some sort of global event that drove up absentee voting in 2020

      • @fluxionEnglish
        5•1 month ago

        I’m just gonna assume that was covid. No need to correct me if I’m wrong ill just wait until i wake up in Hell on Nov 6th.

      • @Today
        2•1 month ago

        2020 was covid and some places had extended early voting dates. Im Texas I think we did 20 days instead of 14 or something like that.

  • @Rapidcreek
    43•1 month ago

    Last I saw, 18 million people have already voted, probably closer to 20 by the end of today. 2 million have voted in Georgia, which is about half of the total expected. According to trackmyvote.org, mine has been counted. Get your happy ass out there and vote. Feels good.

  • Ioughttamow
    32•1 month ago

    I had to drop an overdue book off at the library and it was packed! Whoo!

    Forgot about the in person early voting because I mailed my absentee ballot a while ago

  • @[email protected]English
    3•1 month ago

    I submitted my ballot to my county clerk waaaaay back on 09OCT, it shows as counted. It was ahead of when drop boxes came out, but any time after 03OCT is valid.

    I know a lot of other people who just haven’t dropped it off yet, but basically nobody I know is willing to actually mail them back due to that bullshit with the post office maybe dumping ballots back in 2020… much safer to bring them directly, or vote early in person.

    However, when I was canvassing, tons and tons of people said they were planning to vote on Election Day (and I didn’t bother asking Trump voters about their voting strategy plan, fuck ‘em, don’t care.) or had mail absentee that they were going to use.