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Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,046 posts)
Tue Oct 20, 2020, 06:56 PM Oct 2020

My husband and I just deposited our ballots in the official drop box outside our local library.

We were thinking we might vote in person on election day, so that our votes would be tallied earlier. But we have two family members who are very ill right now, to the point where there is a good chance one may die within the next couple of weeks and the other may need our help. If something came up to to take us away from home on election day, we wouldn't get to vote at all, so we settled on the drop boxes the best way to submit our votes this year.

We were disappointed and annoyed to find the attendants were not wearing masks and there was no way to put the ballots in the box without getting within 6ft of them. It was good that only my husband had to get out of the car, and he was allowed to deposit both of our ballot envelopes. He was masked. We know it's less dangerous outdoors, but we believe they should have been also.

Reported this issue, by email, to the county election board with an FYI cc to the local Dem party. Dems immediately got back to us to say thanks for letting them know. Nothing back yet from the county, but they'd be closed until tomorrow.

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My husband and I just deposited our ballots in the official drop box outside our local library. (Original Post) Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 OP
Google "track ballot Pennsylvania" and do that to make sure these irresponsible Eliot Rosewater Oct 2020 #1
Will do. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #2
So you can track ballots in Pa? nt mitch96 Oct 2020 #4
Yes. Here's the link: Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #6
Glad you were able to vote Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #3
Thanks. It's a relief to have it done. We've been happy to hear from a lot of our friends Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #5
My wife and I dropped off ours yesterday afternoon PRETZEL Oct 2020 #7
Great. I hope our fellow Pennsylvanians come through for the nation Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #8
We both just now recieved this, re our ballots deposited on 10/20: Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #9

Eliot Rosewater

(32,537 posts)
1. Google "track ballot Pennsylvania" and do that to make sure these irresponsible
Tue Oct 20, 2020, 06:58 PM
Oct 2020

people taking your ballot did what they were supposed to do.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,046 posts)
5. Thanks. It's a relief to have it done. We've been happy to hear from a lot of our friends
Tue Oct 20, 2020, 07:40 PM
Oct 2020

and acquaintances that they've also submitted their anti-Trump ballots.

One thing we discovered through, through them, was the not widely publicized (or missed by us?) fact that we could have easily gone into the public library a town over, requested a mail-in ballot , filled it out, and submitted it there. Apparently that library is among a number of places serving as satellite locations for the election board. Still not counted until election day, so not really early voting, but still, a good option for many.

PRETZEL

(3,245 posts)
7. My wife and I dropped off ours yesterday afternoon
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 07:24 AM
Oct 2020

no issues at all. Three people manning the early drop location, one of which was county security.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,046 posts)
8. Great. I hope our fellow Pennsylvanians come through for the nation
Thu Oct 22, 2020, 09:58 AM
Oct 2020

this year. Reminds me to have my husband contact a buddy of his who was so sure Hillary would win last time that he didn't bother to vote. All hands on deck.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,046 posts)
9. We both just now recieved this, re our ballots deposited on 10/20:
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 02:06 PM
Oct 2020

Your ballot has been received by CHESTER County on 10/24/2020.

Your ballot status has been updated to reflect your official ballot has been received.

Please note: You are no longer permitted to vote at your polling place location now that you have returned your ballot.

If you have questions about your ballot, please contact CHESTER County at (610) 344-6410.

Thank you

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