((((((Hugs to All)))))) ~
For Cat, and any others, who may not know what happened to me during the Primary election, here is my account from the politics thread:
In California, we have an open primary, which means the primary ballot contains every candidate from every party for every voter.
Here’s an article explaining why that could be problematic, especially in the 2020 election:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b02143b7cd5b65
I can’t describe the volume of flyers, letters, circulars, and phone calls I’ve received in the past 30 days. It’s incredible. And maybe somewhere among all of that junk mail, my absentee ballot was hidden.
Because I don’t have my ballot, and I am a permanent absentee ballot voter.
I called the Registrar of Voters, and I was told that my ballot was mailed on 5/7. Without it my options were: a) I could go to the county seat and get an emergency ballot; b) send someone to the county seat to get my emergency ballot; c) find an early voting location and go there to vote; d) vote at my polling place on June 5.
I asked, “What if I’m unable to do any of these things?”
The answer was, “I can’t help you.”
I’m furious and disgusted. I have never not received my ballot. What happens to it after it leaves my mail box with the mail carrier, who knows?
All of these flyers I receive indicate my party preference, so maybe someone in the post office might just notice that and accidentally lose my ballot?
Am I paranoid? Do I live in America, in a conservative county?
Yeah.
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To this, I will add that Jim and I went through every flyer and other pieces of junk mail every day, because we were looking for my ballot.
I think I'll call the Registrar in October to find out exactly when my ballot will be mailed for the mid-terms. If I don't receive it within a few days of that date, I will call again. If I have to do it, I'll go to early voting polls to avoid crowds. Of course, that is dependent upon what's happening with Jim and Jon, which is unpredictable from day to day, let alone 3 months from now. That is why I vote absentee.
Love & Light,
Rose