Massachusetts 4th Congressional District: Thousands of ballots found in Franklin...

[PoliticAverse]

Massachusetts 4th Congressional District: Thousands of ballots found in Franklin, Jesse Mermell’s campaign solicits recount signatures

A recount could be looming in the 4th Congressional District race between two Democrats as more uncounted ballots surfaced on Thursday.

Officials in Newton, Wellesley and Franklin on Thursday restarted counting primary ballots after Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin filed a court order to authorize local poll workers to continue counting ballots that were received on time and had not been tallied by the end of Tuesday night.

In Franklin, poll workers Thursday evening were counting about 3,000 uncounted ballots — much more than the previously estimated 600 uncounted ballots, according to a spokeswoman for the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office.

The newly discovered 3,000 uncounted ballots were mail-in votes that appeared to have never made it to polling locations on Election Day.

Read the rest at: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/09/03/massachusetts-4th-congressional-district-thousands-of-ballots-found-in-franklin-jesse-mermells-campaign-solicits-recount-signatures/

[Indykatie]

1. The November Election is Guaranteed for Be a Clusterf**k

There are just too many opportunities for things to go wrong and chances for human error to affect the handling and counting of votes.

[lostnfound]

8. Might as well call it a December election. Nt

[Squinch]

2. Suit up and vote in person if you can. If not, drop your ballot at the polling place.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Its not a question of "if you can." Its a question of "should we?"

Poll worker not showing up. Touching paper and equipment that was sanitized or maybe not. In large rooms with ineffective ventalation. The dude in front of or behind you....

[Squinch]

5. You mean like when we go to the grocery store every week? Yes. There is a risk.

For most of us it is similar to that weekly food shopping trip.

But it is essential that we show a decisive victory on Election Day. Otherwise this is going to be a dog fight that drags on and mires us in more of Donny Bodybags's corruption and slime.

This is much more important than that weekly trip to the grocery store. It's worth the risk for many of us. Otherwise, if you weigh the risks and find it is not worth it, as I say, drop off your ballot.

[SheltieLover]

4. This!👆 If your state allows ballot drop off. Pls read your laws!

I know I sound like a broken record with this, but not all states allow ballot drop off. TN does not!

I am voting early, in person. No way will I entrust my precious vote to DeJoy's dystopian nightmare.

[Squinch]

6. This is how I feel. My vote will be counted. I venture out for other things, I will happily

take all the precautions I need to and go vote in person.

If I lived in a mail-in only state, I would drop off the ballot. Or if that was not available, I would mail it back on the earliest possible date.

[SheltieLover]

7. Me too, Squinch!

The fate of our country is worth my inconvenience or risk. I will be masked, with goggles on.

[mitch96]

9. "mail-in votes that appeared to have never made it to polling locations on Election Day."

THIS is why I'm gonna bring my ballot DIRECTLY to the Sup of Elections building in my county. I did it with the last election and it worked like a charm. The mail in/absentee ballot has a bar code on it and you can track it thru the system. Four sections to track. Recieved, tabulated,counted and recorded... All went as planned. I'm going to bypass the US Mail.
I want my vote to count Dump the turd Nov 3rd...
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[SheltieLover]

10. Good for you, Mitch!

I was going to do mail-in, until DeJoy's dystopian terrorism became known.

Fking traitors!

[mitch96]

11. Shame you can't just drop it off at the election board in Tenn... bummer. nt

[SheltieLover]

12. I agree.

I was shocked to read that there is no way to drop off a completed ballot in this state. But, TN does offer a good window for early voting, from mid-October until almost election day. I'll get my vote in early!