VedaDalsette posted at 4:48PM Tue, 23 June 2020 - #4392902

I'm in Massachusetts. Actually, I just re-checked mass.gov again and saw something new (looks like it was updated on 6/9/20.) I guess they're now allowing mail-in ballots due to covid-19. Finally!

Of course, I have an extra layer of concern with this. I have a separate mailing address (at a nearby mail center) from my residential address. It was handier when I was working (one day returning from work, I'd caught some kids messing with my mail and switched to the mail center), and I've just gotten used to it. Don't have to worry about kids messing in my mailbox or the postal carrier slipping on an icy driveway. But I digress.

I have to get started on this now!!! I ALWAYS vote. My preferred candidates never win, but I still always vote.

Glad you got it sorted out as well, but just so you know, you've ALWAYS had the option to vote by mail, it just wasn't a concern pre-pandemic. So, just as a quick public service to you and anyone else who may be interested, ANY registered voter may request a ballot for mailing in (as far as I know) ALL fifty states and territories of the US where you are allowed to vote. If you are overseas or in the military, you may vote by absentee ballot. Seventeen states at this time, do require that a voter provide an excuse for why they need to vote by absentee ballot. Twenty-eight states do not require an excuse for a ballot. As every state has different rules regarding voting by absentee ballot, you can go to USA.GOV/absentee-voting to learn more about voting by mail or absentee ballot. (end PSA)