More ballots will be mailed in this election than ever before, which means -- a lot more contested votes. Perhaps you're nervous that your ballot will be rejected?

I spoke to a poll worker friend and here's a list of the most common ways that people fuck up their ballots. 1/x

1. You didn't sign and date EVERYWHERE prompted. That means not missing a single signature.

2. Your ballot wasn't postmarked in time. Keep in mind that it might not be postmarked on the day you put it in a mailbox.

2/x

3. Your signature doesn't match your voter registration record. (My last ballot was almost rejected during the primaries for this very reason.)

A few things: Try to do a clean version of your signature. If you've changed your name, make sure your registration reflects that.
3/x

4. You didn't seal the envelope properly.

5. You made anything that could be an "identifying mark" on the ballot. Look out for stray pen marks and, obviously, don't write on it unless you're supposed to.

Please participate in democracy! Vote! If you want more info, my smart colleagues at NYT Politics can help you. And shout out to my poll worker friend who changed his Twitter handle. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/24/us/politics/how-to-vote-register.html