Freaking Georgia (absentee ballots)

Politics US Politics
#1

I’m requesting an absentee ballot for the runoffs, as I have a business trip the week of the election.

I last requested one in 2020, before the new laws came into effect, when it was easy peasy. Now, I go to request one online… fill out my info like before, but now I have to provide id and personal info so they can see if it matches birthday, address, and I presume voter registration on file. I would be done at this point under the previous law.

But lost in the debate about voter id and new restrictions (can’t elect to be absentee for a whole election cycle (nevermind permanent absentee voter), have to do it per election now), now I have to print the mofo out to sign and scan it back in. dafuck. Can’t remember the.last time I had to print something, but it was apparently long enough that my ink is all dried out. So now I gotta go buy some ink or find a place to print out a ballot (ain’t no awesome.7-11s on every corner here). Shit fuckers.

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#2

7/11 will let you print from USB if you’ve still got one of those.

#3

He is in the US. So maybe a FedEx outlet that merged, I think, with Kinkos (copier company).

@Poundsand , you in the hinterland of Georgia or the coast?

#4

Atlanta burbs.

FedEx / Kinkos is a good idea. They slipped my mind now that they’re not Kinkos anymore. thanks for the reminder.

#5

Just about any office supply store of any size in the US (think chains like Staples, OfficeDepot, etc.) will have a copy and print center. Mostly you can plug in a USB thumb drive or even pull up your email and print things.

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#6

The Office Depot by me closed shop, and no Staples nearby. Looks like there’s still an Office Max nearby… The fedex is nearby though - I’ll end up there (speaking of FedEx/Kinkos, what a stupid rebranding… I would’ve never even remembered Kinko’s if @CTaitung hadn’t mentioned it, and certainly wouldn’t have thought ‘oh, let’s go to FedEx to print.’).

#7

I believe some UPS stores may print stuff, too, especially perhaps those that rent mailboxes.

#8

I think all ups stores rent mailboxes, because they used to be mailboxes etc. :smiley:

the one by me doesn’t - it’s a tiny little cave in a strip mall. it’s where I go to drop off my Amazon returns. :smiley:

#9

Yeah, UPS convenient for free returns of cable/satellite TV equipment, etc.

#10

Yea, Republicans wants to keep blacks and latinos from voting because they all vote Democrat… that’s what voter ID laws are all really about.

#11

and apparently young people. might as well make people find a fax machine.

#12

Just download PDFEscape or similar and draw in your signature with your mouse/touchpad.

#13

has to be a ‘wet’ signature signed with ink, by law.

#14

Yeah, gonna go with no. To all of that.

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#15

Brb checking my calendar to see what year it is…
Oh it’s 2022 still. Didn’t go through a wormhole.
Ridiculous!

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#16

yep. it’s new. you know, for security. because that’s probably more secure than a digital certificate. and after having to include id info and provide pii to match to id.