[ale] OT: electronic voting info

[Mike Millson]

Here is the info directly from GA SOS website:


You may vote by absentee ballot if:

      * You will be absent from your precinct from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00
        p.m. on election day.
      * You are 75 years of age or older.
      * You have a physical disability which prevents you from voting in
        person or you are a constant caregiver of a person with a
        disability.
      * You are an election official.
      * You are observing a religious holiday which prevents you from
        voting in person.
      * You are required to remain on duty in your precinct for the
        protection of life, health, or safety of the public.


On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 07:12, Tom & JaVonn wrote:
> Correction --- someone claims to have read the law, and absentee ballot requires that you be out of your PRECINCT for the day.  Many commuters do this 5 times a week.
> 
> Tom
> 
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:51:05 -0400
> Tom & JaVonn <pairoftwins at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 11:00:50 -0400
> > aaron <aaron at pd.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > If you want to actually have your vote count in any U.S. election, voting by 
> > > absentee ballot has become the only slim hope. Excellent case in point are 
> > > the many thousands of 2000 Florida absentee ballots from overseas military 
> > > personnel that were counted regardless of their being posted long after the 
> > > official deadline.
> > 
> > According to Kathy Rogers of the Sec of State office, you'll need to sign an affidavit that you're going to be out-of-state on the day of the election.
> > 
> > Tom
> > > 
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