Mailed my ballot off 3 weeks ago. They still don't have it

Submitted by Annahsbananas t3_ypokoa in Pennsylvania

And the worse news out of all of this is I'm currently in the hospital so I can't vote today...hence the reason for the mail in ballot.

I've called some other folks who mailed theirs off too and every single one of them has to do a provisional ballot because usps did not deliver the ballots to the electoral stations.

This is in the York area. What is USPS doing?? I've gotten mail from California delivered in shorter time during this time frame.

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gvillemini t1_ivjzd8z wrote

Mail in voting has implications, unfortunately.

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susinpgh t1_ivjznrv wrote

Can you call the York Election Board? Is it possible to sign a waiver for a provisional ballot so that a designee can deliver it? I don't know, just asking the question.

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Odd_Description_2295 t1_ivk144s wrote

Replying to gvillemini (#473,700)

That is not acceptable.

This person is in the hospital. They are the reason for mail in/ absentee ballots.

Absentee ballots have long been an option for years, and is nothing new.

Its absolute bullshit that absentee ballots are now suddenly "an issue"

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One_Awareness6631 t1_ivk218k wrote

I never even received my ballot!! I'm glad my spidey senses went off a few weeks ago and I got the issue corrected, but how many others did that happen to that didnt?

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Annahsbananas OP t1_ivk43u2 wrote

Replying to susinpgh (#473,714)

i did call them.. They just said they'll call me back....they've said that for a couple weeks now but they never did. York County doesn't seem to be troubled by it

It literally takes usps two days to mail a letter form York to Harrisburg center back to York again so the three week issue is pure bullshit.

I even called usps and they stated they are experiencing unusual high amount of mail. Which is bullshit because I've gotten letters from CA and TX in half the time during this exact time frame

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theyeoftheiris t1_ivk44fe wrote

Replying to gvillemini (#473,700)

Mail in voting has existed since the Civil War. Whole ass states have ONLY mail in voting. Stop spreading this nonsense that you're spouting.

I myself voted many times in PA via absentee ballot.

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sunblazestop t1_ivk52rk wrote

I mailed ours back in York without a problem. How did you find out that it wasn’t received? We did not receive the email confirmation for one of them, but the ballot website does indicate that it was received if you scroll to the far right column. The first column says something strange about being unverified but I’m trusting the last column trumps that.

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gvillemini t1_ivk7lzi wrote

Replying to Odd_Description_2295 (#473,794)

Don't shoot the messenger. We've all witnessed how mail in voting is attacked/leveraged/manupulated and/or called out as fraudulent. It's exactly why the fetterman campaign filed a lawsuit yesterday to protect mail in voting. It does have implications, just look at how the gop has been in court for 2+ years claiming fraud and why the democrats are trying to protect it. It's in shambles, unfortunately. Best thing to do is vote in person to ensure its counted and doesn't get tossed by the fraudsters. Doesn't help this individual in this case, but it is where we are at this point in time with our election processes and crazy politicians.

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IJellyWackerI t1_ivk7yro wrote

Definitely something fishy in York IMO. Too many issues with mail in ballots for it to be coincidence.

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gvillemini t1_ivka4be wrote

Replying to theyeoftheiris (#473,965)

What nonsense? We've been battling mail in voting issues for years now. I've also voted via mail in, but won't be any time soon until I'm confident in the process and assured there are no issues such as OPs. I think you misunderstood my comment. To be fair, it was a one liner.

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Memento-Mori-357 t1_ivka5hb wrote

Mail is historically bad in pa. My mother in law sends birthday cards to my kids and we are in NJ about 40 mins away. There’s an 80% chance they never make it to us. For years it’s been like this. She’s mailed them from home, the usps centers, mailboxes, etc. all spotty

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michellezon t1_ivkdl1k wrote

Trumpers believe that mail-in ballots are Demonrat votes. Even mail handed in at a post office is handled by a couple of workers. I wouldn't doubt that some ballot envelopes would get dropped on the floor and kicked under a bin.

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hiding-identity23 t1_ivkftql wrote

Replying to Annahsbananas (#473,963)

If they’re not calling you back, do you have somebody that can go to the office and stand at the desk and raise a ruckus until they call you and straighten it out. I don’t remember the exact process, but I know there is a way to vote from your hospital room even if you intended to vote in person and got admitted at 6:30 a.m. Election Day.

Edit: I’m not suggesting anybody get violent or anything like that. Just be problematic enough to get addressed but not arrested.

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Ct-5736-Bladez t1_ivkhjey wrote

USPS is the only reason I’m distrusting of mail in voting. I’ve lost too much mail through USPS either they lost it, it got destroyed in a sorting machine, delivered to the wrong place, contents stolen, etc etc. don’t get me wrong Mail in voting is needed.

Hope you have a speedy recovery back to full health OP

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TacoNomad t1_ivkt4tz wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#475,258)

You don't pay to drop mail in a drop box. I think you're confusing the mail box that customers receive mail in, with mail drop boxes. They have drop slots inside the post office and one outside for when they are closed, usually.

Nobody would put outgoing mail into a paid, locked PO Box.

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veepeedeepee t1_ivl2s6f wrote

Replying to Ct-5736-Bladez (#474,828)

I realize that all of those things can happen, but fortunately, when you mail in a ballot, you get an email from the Commonwealth's Department of State updating you on the status of your ballot and if it was received. If you hear nothing, then you should definitely get in touch with someone at your county's board of elections and try to figure out next steps.

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mark3d4death t1_ivl5754 wrote

Lancaster County here. Just checked and thankfully mine was received.

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GareBear222 t1_ivl9pv1 wrote

This is why I'm concerned about mailing my ballot in and chose to vote in person.

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awesomesauceitch t1_ivlbf8b wrote

Replying to TacoNomad (#475,500)

I don't know where my confusion came from. I thought someone had the ballot sent to a po box, but didn't receive it and someone claimed (maybe someone fished it out). My mistake for sure.

I think I conflated 2 situations.

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tnred19 t1_ivlh0p7 wrote

What does it mean if it says "online mail in not verified" but then days vote recorded?

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tnred19 t1_ivlh1w1 wrote

What does it mean if it says "online mail in not verified" but then days vote recorded?

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The_RonJames t1_ivlj61f wrote

Replying to Ct-5736-Bladez (#474,828)

I’m a mail carrier in PA and the mail ballots get treated above and beyond any mail piece. Management personally drives them to the county courthouses so they make it. It’s one of the very few things USPS gets right.

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michael1757 t1_ivmyk8a wrote

They may have it,but haven't scanned it yet.

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One_Awareness6631 t1_ivocmhm wrote

Replying to getaway_car67 (#478,965)

may I ask your party registration and is your county red? i have to admit, they helped me immediately and I was at the office to pick up ballot next day and just filled it out there, but still..something is off

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One_Awareness6631 t1_iwb0irl wrote

Replying to getaway_car67 (#484,218)

Four times is 3 times too many! I went to my county website and was able to find email address for election board. I wanted a paper trail so I emailed first and was shocked when it was returned by the next day.

It definitely make ya wonder. I’m just glad that the Gov and US Senate race results were the favorable outcomes. I’m definitely never doing mail thing again unless the entire process is overhauled.

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