Blogs Jul 29, 2012 at 11:02 am

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They cost considerably more though. I can just imagine the gummint-wastes-our-money crowd screaming in pain at this extravagance.
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Or maybe they could enclose the ballots in plastic bags... Oh, right. I forgot.
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"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?"
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There was one minor primary about a year ago where they allowed web voting. It might have been initiatives only.

I used it and thought it was great. But I haven't seen that option yet again.
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If you can't afford the $3.99 it costs to buy a bottle of white glue, maybe you don't deserve to vote!
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Instead of mailing the ballot, drop it off at your county elections office. It insures that the ballot really does arrive.
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Are you gonna post a fucking bible quote or not?
9
I see it now. My apologies.
10
My security envelope was stuck shut too. Completely dry when it was delivered though.
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Try using a real adhesive, who the fuck glue sticks anything of importance? This isn't elementary school anymore.
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Maybe you should move to Florida or Ohio....then your vote wouldn't matter or be counted and then this would be of no concern to you or anyone else.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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?
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What would really work quite well is what we did for years and years: go to our polling place.
18
I voted a straight Stranger ticket! For a change - I usually make a few tweaks.
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A shakedown ride on a new used bike to the ballot drop box in Magnuson Park was my excuse to get outside on this perfect day.
20
Yeah, tragic. Wet ballot. Dang.

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...
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sarah70 @17:

Polling places are, along with buggy whips, thankfully dead and gone, just like you will be soon.
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You can take the flawed ballot to the King County ballot station at King Street Station ...

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