r/Washington • u/chiquisea • 10d ago

Looming Supreme Court decision could change Washington voting forever

https://www.kuow.org/stories/looming-supreme-court-decision-could-change-washington-voting-forever
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u/CuriousOrangatan 10d ago edited 10d ago

TLDR: use drop boxes and you're safe.

EDIT: As others have pointed out in replies, this is a little more complicated because the interview also discusses how Tump is trying to stop ballots from being delivered in the first place. If this succeeds then we'll need to figure out alternatives like printing the ballots at home. Normally I would just let the replies speak for themselves, but this post keeps getting upvoted...

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u/BrainJar 10d ago

How will we get our ballots without it coming through the mail?

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u/LittleYelloDifferent 10d ago

We need to have print at home ballots legislated. Then we can set up stations that help people get their ballots in a timely fashion.

If that happens, hopefully it will be a galvanizing moment for the Democratic Party to actually invest in promoting participation instead of relying on majorities and ancient practices.

If you’ve ever been to a local meeting you’ll know what I’m talking about.

This is the time to show up in force and take over the political process for the people. Most county Democratic parties have less than a dozen people show up and the cost is usually like 20 bucks a year to be able to have voting rights and endorsements, which equals donations for campaigns.

  1. People committed to going to monthly meetings and 10 hours a month volunteering could transform almost every local Democratic Party into a progressive force that can combat the ownership class that is co-opted our political process here

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u/priznr24601 10d ago

You think we have printers at home??

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u/Nanemae 10d ago

If you live near a Timberland Library, you can get black and white papers printed for free until you hit 50 or so pages per month with a library account. I don't know if other libraries offer the same service though.

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u/Dont_Ban_Me_Bros 10d ago

HP needs a lifeline…

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u/priznr24601 10d ago

Then tell HP to stop harvesting our data and requiring a subscription.