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by greenduck 2092 days ago
Interesting. I wonder if it says more about who feels like they are able to safely show up to the polls?

I am in the 18-25 demographic and many people I talk with are concerned about the integrity of the USPS handling their vote after the crisis caused by DeJoy. They are scared of what shenanigans might be pulled with their mail in ballots and plan to show up in person to avoid that. Even at the cost of their health.

You might be looking at the tradeoff of people weighing their vote and their health risks.

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That's exactly my point of view as well. I'm not in the higher risk age ranges, so at this point I feel it's almost a civic duty for me to vote in person so that others who must vote by mail can do so and have their votes count.
You can usually drop off a mail-in ballot yourself too and avoid the mail.
There are secure drop-off boxes for ballots.
I received my absentee ballot in the mail today and will be dropping it in the ballot box at my county registrar's office tomorrow.
Excellent! Planning to do same soon.
I’m in a close demographic and have the same sentiment.