Please share this crisis awaiting every mailed vote in Pennsylvania

[Jamesever]

I sent Governor Shapiro a text message as well to let him know how my ballot came in the mail with the secrecy envelope already sealed and stuck enough that opening and ripping it might introduce a legal issue later as someone counted votes.

I carefully used Elmer's glue to seal mine again and send it in successfully without causing damage. Others may lack that kind of patience. Please share with any potential voters in Pennsylvania.


(Text mesage to Governor Shapiro)

Governor,

I just posted to a well-known journalist and acquaintance in Philadelphia, so I will give you a heads-up on what she read. Here's the photo and brief summary:

We have a hidden problem in ballots sent out with secrecy envelopes already sealed enough so that attempts to open them will rip the envelope and introduce legal issues. I used Elmer's glue to reseal my envelopes after peeling them open. Humidity, insert a rhyming word, or something else?

Do BETTER than this.

Hindsight is 20/20 with the wisdom of a little FORESIGHT.

[SheltieLover]

1. k&r

[gab13by13]

2. I just hope to get my ballot.

[July]

3. Philadelphia Inquirer today:

“If one or both envelopes arrive sealed, a voter has two options: request a new envelope or cut the envelope open and tape it closed before returning the ballot, Bluestein [Seth Bluestein, a Republican City Commisioner and a member of the three-member panel overseeing elections] said. If voters choose to tape their envelope, their votes will still be counted, he said.”

Also included in the article is the information that directions on how to request a new ballot are available on X, or by calling the Philadelphia Office of City Commissioners at 215-686-8683, or by visiting one of the 7 satellite offices, whose locations are listed at https://vote.phila.gov/about-us/satellite-election-offices/.

There will be 10 satellite offices open before the election, “where voters can request mail ballots, receive them, and cast their ballot in a single visit to the satellite offices.”

[Jamesever]

4. Each county makes it own decisions on which ballots count

I saw that as well. Thanks. My concern remains because each county has its own official, and a lot of counties in Pennsylvania have GOP officials making that choice. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court could resolve it as well. However, we still have a GOP Supreme Court that has final say.

Be wise with every ballot.

[elocs]

5. If it were possible, I'd walk my absentee ballot to its destination before I'd mail it.

At least I would have more confidence that it would get there and get there on time.
At my small Wisconsin city of 50,000 we could once mail a letter across town and it would get there the next day. Now, it gets sent 150 miles to St. Paul, processed, then sent back the 150 miles. If you're lucky, your mail that once got across town in a day might take 4 or 5 days. I wonder if this was a DeJoy special?