Today's #VoteByMail mega-thread, answers, "where are the Ballot Drop Boxes?"
Your State or County may also have #DropBox locations where you can deposit your ballot safely in-person!
Links to Locations for each State.
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*Did I miss any? They don't make these easy to find!
At least 36 States have #DropBoxes for #AbsenteeBallots
AK AL AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI
ID IL KS KY MA ME MD MI MN MT ND
NE NJ NM NV NY OH OR PA RI SC
SD UT VA WA WI & DC
(Only in some counties: IL KS ME MN NV PA SC SD VA WI) #VOTE #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
ALABAMA #AbsenteeBallot must be in office of Absentee Election Manager by 5PM on the day before the election, November 2nd, if hand delivered.
*Only State that thwarted me. Could not find link to Drop Box locations, but think they're outside AEMs Offices sos.alabama.gov/city-county-lo…
CONNECTICUT
Per the Secretary of State, each Town will have at least one secure #DropBox in which voters can drop off their #AbsenteeBallot if do not want to enter town hall.
Info here portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-…
DELAWARE
Secure #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes are available in each county office, as well as the lobby of Carvel State Office Building (820 N. French St; Wilmington), and at the New Castle County Office Warehouse & Training Center (200 Lisa Dr; New Castle) elections.delaware.gov/services/voter…
IOWA
Secretary of State claims #DropBoxes not allowed in Iowa code, despite 39 counties having already used them for years.
Some counties, including Montgomery & Linn counties, plan to use them anyway.
Also can hand-deliver to county auditor by 9PM, Nov 3 littlevillagemag.com/iowa-clash-ove…
KENTUCKY
Drop box locations have not been established yet in most Counties - but their will be #DropBoxes!
Find out locations from your County Clerks.
Find them here: elect.ky.gov/contactcountyc…
MARYLAND
At least 270 #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes will be available across the state for general election, up from 75 during primary
Locations have not been determined yet, but will be on state website elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/
Also, law now requires they be called "mail-in ballots"
MONTANA
You have the option to drop your #AbsenteeBallot at county election office or alternative places of deposit chosen by County election administrator.
Contact yours here: sosmt.gov/Portals/142/El…
NEW JERSEY
10 #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes are required to be set up in each county.
You can find out the locations from your County Election Officials. Find yours here: nj.gov/state/election…
NEW YORK
will have #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes. Ish.
Drop off ballot at local county board of elections office now or at any #EarlyVoting site in your county” b/t Oct. 24 & Nov. 1.
Cuomo: "This is our way of developing a drop box system.”
Details here: ny.gov/early-voting-a…
OHIO
GOP SecOfState said only 1 #DropBox allowed per County Judge ruled against & said multiple #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes allowed, BUT put order on hold pending appeal cuz GOP are fighting it. Probs ask Democratic Party Chairs as won't be on gov't website ohiodcca.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
Battles continue over ballot Drop Boxes. (Including in Sioux Falls where GOP Mayor TenHaken said no, so far..)
Lincoln County & others will have them.
Find #AbsenteeBallot#DropBox info from your County Auditors vip.sdsos.gov/CountyAuditors…
or here aclusd.org/auditor
VIRGINIA
VA Assembly approved #AbsenteeBallot#DropBoxes at precincts & satellites offices. So far Arlington & Falls Church have confirmed
Local officials can set up drop-off sites, as long as its accessible on public property
Check with County Officials vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformati…
WISCONSIN
Find absentee ballot drop off location and early voting information available for the following areas: my.lwv.org/wisconsin/loca…
If yours isn't listed above, contact your municipal clerk to identify absentee ballot drop boxes in your community here myvote.wi.gov/en-us/MyMunici…
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"History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy."
-President Biden #SOTU24 🧵
"Overseas, Putin of Russia is on the march, invading Ukraine and sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond. If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you: He will not."
-President Biden #SOTU24🧵
"But now, assistance to Ukraine is being blocked by those who want to walk away from our world leadership. It wasn’t long ago when a Republican president named Ronald Reagan thundered, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
-President Biden #SOTU24🧵 c-span.org/video/?c511010…
It has been five years today since the shooting at MSD HS in Parkland.
There have been 67 mass shootings already in 2023, and its only February.
We woke up to another school shooting today at MSU.
So, there are 10 Election Deniers running for Secretary of State
in AZ CT IN MA MI MN NV NM VT & WY #DemocracyDenier
6 of them are in competitive races (per WaPo)
& 2 of them are currently favored to win.
Secretaries of State control the elections.
Help #SaveDemocracy!
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In Arizona, Adrian Fontes is the Secretary of State you want.
The other guy, Mark Finchem, is an Election Denier. #DemocracyDenier
Who would be overseeing the elections.
See the problem?
It's a competitive race.
You can support @Adrian_Fontes here: electfontes.com #AZsos
In Connecticut, Stephanie Thomas is the Secretary of State you want.
Her competitor, Dominic Rapini, is an Election Denier. #DemocracyDenier
Who would be overseeing the elections.
See the problem?
Some of the many USA cities lit up in solidarity with Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine
NYC, Boston, Dallas, Cincinnati, Louisville, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Denver, Kansas City, Atlanta, Sioux Falls, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Portsmouth @KyivPost@KyivIndependent@UKRINFORM@ZelenskyyUa
If you wish to donate to the logistical and medical support of the brave citizens fighting for Democracy in Ukraine, here is the info. #StandWithUkraine
(*The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has set up a bank account for foreigners who wish to donate.) ukraine.ua/news/support-t…
Well, that link went down minutes after I posted it.
Here’s a screenshot of the info if you wish to donate to #StandWithUkraine
As GOP Senators try to explain why they don’t think #VotingRights are important, sharing here what each tweeted on #MLKDay
Find yours to retweet. #MLK : “Our most urgent request to the president of the United States & every member of Congress is to give us the right to vote.”
But first, this message from, @BerniceKing
‘Please share this quote from my father #MLKDay2022 :
“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.”
I was in the room where it happened when Susan Collins threw her support by Kavanaugh. Just before she spoke, in come a cluster of GOP congressmen - ones that all look like they’re over 100 - & sit behind her like vultures. My first thought was, ‘peer pressure from Cryptkeepers’
But, they know where the cameras are in the Senate Chamber and clearly carefully positioned the visual for a speech about accepting a Supreme Court Judge who had been accused of sexual assault - not investigated- drawing thousands of protesters from across the country. #MeToo
About 2 minutes into her speech, we saw where it was going and got up and stomped out as loudly as we could without getting arrested - they had already arrested some of her Maine constituents. Senator Collins glanced up as we exited.
(Hear at about 1.50 )