No IN PERSON voting in Washington state

[Koda]

"But there is no evidence of voter fraud"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1835915493041123661

View: https://x.com/Oregon_GOP/status/1835915493041123661

 

[crstrode]

It is not who votes that counts.
It is who counts the votes.

 

[gomanual]

Yeah. Why even have elections at that point? Two year olds could vote. I could vote for every deceased family member of mine. That's just terrible all the way around. That's not voting. That's just cheating.

I'm not sure about Oregon, but OP asked about Washington. Washington doesn't have in-person voting at all (as far as I'm aware), and in order to vote you have to have a ballot mailed to you in the first place. So not too many people get to vote because the state doesn't even generate ballots for them. Oregon may be different of course.

Edit: a letter I typo'd

 

[Jade Terfin]

I'm not sure about Oregon, but OP asked about Washington. Washington doesn't have in-person voting at all (as far as I'm aware), and in order to vote you have to have a ballot mailed to you in the first place. So not too many people get to vote because the state doesn't even generate ballots for them. Oregon may be different of course.

Edit: a letter I typo'd

I'm the OP. And I was responding to Koda's comment providing the insight on Oregon elections. Terrible to have that happen in ANY state.

 

[Jbsheepdog]

I just don't understand why people would vote for people that are clearly against what they believe in and the rights that they hold precious. Not voting is bad enough. But voting for the candidate who is clearly against you, will always boggle my mind.

If you think voting actually has any effect on how they "count the votes" then your another one that has been greatly deceived.

Mail in Absentee ballots in 1983…….
Last republican governor was in 1985………..
Hopefully your smart enough to draw a conclusion somewhere there.

 

[Jade Terfin]

If you think voting actually has any effect on how they "count the votes" then your another one that has been greatly deceived.

Mail in Absentee ballots in 1983…….
Last republican governor was in 1985………..
Hopefully your smart enough to draw a conclusion somewhere there.

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Overall, have our votes ever actually counted? If so, did it stop counting then in the 80's? Just here or everywhere? Don't know if I can say fraud or rigged on this page. But I still think we should go try. And I think there should be consequences to those committing the fraud and rigging. But I know there won't be because they are the ones in power. I get that. But I don't think the answer is to give in and not vote. Not try to expose the cheating.

 

[Jbsheepdog]

Overall, have our votes ever actually counted? If so, did it stop counting then in the 80's? Just here or everywhere? Don't know if I can say fraud or rigged on this page. But I still think we should go try. And I think there should be consequences to those committing the fraud and rigging. But I know there won't be because they are the ones in power. I get that. But I don't think the answer is to give in and not vote. Not try to expose the cheating.

Should be and will be are 2 very different things. They will get away with it like that have been for the last 40 years.

Is it more obvious now than ever before, yeah. Are the people still powerless to do anything about it, you bet.

WE didn't vote our way to where we are today, it's foolish to think "WE" can vote our way out. Nothing will change short of mass awaking through individuals surrendering to Jesus, or a bloody civil war like in 1775.

This nation was founded to be run by God fearing individuals that had a reverence and relationship with Jesus Christ as their savior. And in so doing had a respect for their fellow man because there was an understanding that they too were made in the image of God and had rights because of it. Anything short of that and the whole thing falls apart as we have seen in the last 60-70 years.

 

[Xaevian]

Is it more obvious now than ever before, yeah. Are the people still powerless to do anything about it, you bet.

WE didn't vote our way to where we are today, it's foolish to think "WE" can vote our way out. Nothing will change short of mass awaking through individuals surrendering to Jesus, or a bloody civil war like in 1775.

This nation was founded to be run by God fearing individuals that had a reverence and relationship with Jesus Christ as their savior. And in so doing had a respect for their fellow man because there was an understanding that they too were made in the image of God and had rights because of it. Anything short of that and the whole thing falls apart as we have seen in the last 60-70 years.

No to all this.

 

[Jbsheepdog]

No to all this.

Please enlighten me then

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Please enlighten me then

We can start with this

The Faith of the Founding Fathers

www.masters.edu

 

[Koda]

Please enlighten me then

The super short to the point version is nobody wants to live under a theocracy and thats not what our country was founded on.

 

[Nosferatu]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've never felt the need to have an imaginary friend in order to be decent to people.

 

[DB is Here]

I've found not putting others down for whatever beliefs they have is prudent, I certainly wouldn't want my "Decent Person" Award to be besmirched.

 

[CLRTR999]

I guess I knew this when I moved up two years ago. But when did this start and why? And do you guys use the drop boxes, go to the election office or just not bother voting? It was just announced that the National Association of Letter Carriers (Postal Workers) endorsed Kamala. So…yeah. Not a conflict of interest, at all or anything.

To answer the OP's original questions, yes you can still vote in-person in Washington state, but it is generally geared towards those with visual disabilities or who otherwise need extra help, though anyone can do so if they really want to. For example, here is Snohomish county's information on in-person voting:

Find an Accessible Voting and Same-Day Registration Location | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website

This page has information about accessible voting and other accessible services.

snohomishcountywa.gov

WA state made VBM (vote by mail) a permanent option to allow counties to choose in 2005, then made it required statewide in 2011:

https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/wa_vbm.pdf

 

[Jade Terfin]

but it is generally geared towards those with visual disabilities or who otherwise need extra help, though anyone can do so if they really want to. For example, here is Snohomish county's information on in-person voting:

WA state made VBM (vote by mail) a permanent option to allow counties to choose in 2005, then made it required statewide in 2011.

So basically, people with visual impairments or "who otherwise need extra help" may be able to vote in person in Snohomish County. But vote by mail is required in Washington state…unless you're visually impaired or need extra help. So…I have to vote by mail. Got it!

 

[Idaho44]

If you can't read the fine print aren't you 'visually' impaired?

 

[Jade Terfin]

If you can't read the fine print aren't you 'visually' impaired?

Is that directed at me?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Is that directed at me?

JMHO, but I think he should have included a at the end of that. like if you want to use the drop box just say you have trouble reading all the fine print. What are they going do about it, make you take an eye test on the spot?

 

[CLRTR999]

So basically, people with visual impairments or "who otherwise need extra help" may be able to vote in person in Snohomish County. But vote by mail is required in Washington state…unless you're visually impaired or need extra help. So…I have to vote by mail. Got it!

It's not just Snohomish county, I only provided that as an example. AVU's are available in every county in the state. This is from the voter's pamphlet of Stevens county:
"An Accessible Voting Unit will be available to the public 18 days prior to the Primary Election in the Stevens County Election Department for voters with disabilities or who would prefer to vote in person."

So you don't necessarily need to be disabled to vote in person if you really really really want to vote that way.

Personally I prefer in-person voting but mail-in voting is here to stay unless the voters in this state rise up and demand to do away with it, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

 

[Mikej]

One thing gets me is that they don't send the voters pamphlet until a week, or something like that, before you have to have your ballot in! The "Book" it like 100 pages with all that info, and a week isn't long enough to have it. That tells me they don't want you to read/study it, they want you to go by the incessant lying TV/radio ads! What a huge waste of money that could be going to better things.