I guess none of our ballots over several decades have
counted, then, because being the thrifty person I am, I have always mailed two
ballots back in one envelope. I'm acutely disappointed...and wish we had
been clearly informed of this policy. I cannot believe we were
supposed to know or assume that two ballots had to mailed back in two separate
envelopes.
<<I gladly "waste" a stamp to ensure that ballots are individual
and private, even when my husband asks me to fill his out for him.
>>
Fine...and I would too, *IF* I knew that doing so was a requirement for
them to be counted. But as far as I can tell, it's not ever been posted
that ballots must be mailed back separately. It's not the cost of a 42
cent stamp...it's just convenience...fill out one envelope, stick both ballots
in, and mail 'em. What galls me is that no one has ever bothered to tell
people that only ballots mailed back separately will count.
The issue here isn't ballot-box stuffing--it is the implied secrecy of
the voting process. I gladly "waste" a stamp to ensure that ballots
are individual and private, even when my husband asks me to fill his out for
him. The integrity of the voting process is worth far more
than 42 extra cents to me. Call me a libertarian...
Heidi
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [RC]
AERC voting ballots
I can't imagine that any
family would bother to waste 3 stamps when one could easily carry the
ballots back! I wonder how many family votes have *ever* been tabulated if
this is the case.
The ballots are individually numbered so it's
obvious someone didn't just photocopy more ballots. I don't see any excuse
at all for not counting multiples in one envelope which are obviously
family ballots when mailed together. I'm pretty ticked that I haven't had
a vote count since ummm 2000 or so. :-/
