"it does rain out here."
1. really. who woulda thunk?
2. actually, in july? not so much.
3. maybe some things are too small and inconsequential to worry about? what it rains with most out here is microkvetching. "Well, if I put the rain barell there, it still wouldn't catch but 99% of the rain water coming off that roof"; "that cyclist, he was too agressive the way he didn't look at me"; "my vote by mail ballot got stuck, because it got soggy. why didn't king county elections *think* of that?"
ALSO - You are not required to use the security envelope. It is included for your benefit, to protect the privacy of your vote, but Elections will still process your ballot if you leave it out.
Everyone though, please remember to sign your freakin' envelope!
I had a similar problem with my envelope a few years ago. I actually spilled a beer or something all over my ballot and envelope, it self-sealed, and I had to tear it open to get at it and vote it.
It absolutely looked tampered with, so I called the elections dept. phone number on the back of the envelope to ask them what I should do. They told me not to worry about it, just tape it up and mail it in, and the lady seemed downright horrified and personally offended at the suggestion that they might not count it.
Mine was delivered this way as well, I didn't even connect it with the rain. I'm just dropping mine off at a ballot drop off location so there is no issues.
I wonder which of the two mail ballots I get at different addresses, despite notifying the Secretary of State and both Snohomish and King Counties, I should vote this year?
1. really. who woulda thunk?
2. actually, in july? not so much.
3. maybe some things are too small and inconsequential to worry about? what it rains with most out here is microkvetching. "Well, if I put the rain barell there, it still wouldn't catch but 99% of the rain water coming off that roof"; "that cyclist, he was too agressive the way he didn't look at me"; "my vote by mail ballot got stuck, because it got soggy. why didn't king county elections *think* of that?"
I used it and thought it was great. But I haven't seen that option yet again.
Everyone though, please remember to sign your freakin' envelope!
It absolutely looked tampered with, so I called the elections dept. phone number on the back of the envelope to ask them what I should do. They told me not to worry about it, just tape it up and mail it in, and the lady seemed downright horrified and personally offended at the suggestion that they might not count it.
Remember back when your porn had to be delivered through rainstorms?! Holy crap, those days sucked. Depressing even to think about.
If only the same technology that put an end to that could be used for voting...
Polling places are, along with buggy whips, thankfully dead and gone, just like you will be soon.