A thread on mail-in voting

I live in Colorado which has universal mail-in voting (and automatic voter registration — yea, Colorado!)

My mail-in ballot was rejected

A thread on why this is a good thing in a state that is well run & values enfranchising its citizens

1/13

Colorado mails every registered voter a unique, voter-specific ballot w/ a bar code for automated processing.

Those ballots are completed at home, inserted into a secrecy sleeve, then inserted into a return envelope which the voter must sign attesting to its source

2/13

You can return ballot by mail or at one of easily accessible drop off locations — my little rural county of <30k people has 3 locations (yeah, I’m looking at you @GovAbbott & TX!) incl this cool historic court house

Or you can vote in person for 15 days before election

3/13

The returned ail in ballot is scanned and you can check its progress through easy to use website run by @COSecofState (Thx, @JenaGriswold!)

4/13

This is how I easily & quickly discovered my ballot had been rejected: http://www.govotecolorado.gov 

I have an admittedly wonky signature & the election officials decided it wasn’t close enough to sig on file

Kudos to diligence of election officials

5/13

I called my County Clerk the next morning (hi, Stephanie!!!) who was friendly & helpful and who immediately emailed me a ballot cure form with easy to use options for curing my ballot...

6/13

I chose to text option and I received an immediate reply with a handy-dandy link....

7/13

I followed the link from my phone while sipping coffee by the fire w/ my faithful pack (it’s 18 degrees here!).

The link asked for a couple pieces of the info, a signature, then prompted me to take a photo of my Drivers License which uploaded quickly

8/13

In less than 3 minutes I cured my ballot (which I can still track online) with easy to use options and processes that provide security, legitimacy, and timeliness for my vote

9/13

I was soon able to rejoin the King of the North warding off the chill (10 for his intent, but only 6.5 for his blanket execution) of an early winter

10/13

All this to say....Colorado proves that valuing and empowering voters is possible while also eliminating any real chance for ballot fraud

There is zero reason ***other than deliberate voter suppression and disenfranchisement*** that similar systems not in place nationwide

11/13

You have to ask yourself that if safe, secure, accessible voting is so clearly possible in Colorado why are some politicians virulently opposed to it?!?!

Meanwhile I will be thankful to live in a well-governed state that values & empowers its citizens

12/13

Please #Vote #Election2020

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