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Patton445 t1_isaw549 wrote

Reply to comment by Schu69 in Connecticut to decide on early voting in November referendum by jr_reddit

Anecdotally, I volunteer as a poll worker but due to personnel needs I am not at my polling location. I can either vote absentee or vote early; I cannot go in person as I can't leave the location I'm working at. Early voting removes the need to vote absentee for me and saves the envelope/ postage.

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Kodiak01 t1_isbs3f8 wrote

You can also just drop off your ballot at the clerk's office, or use the drop boxes if your town has one.

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Patton445 t1_isbu1yc wrote

For sure - I'm just using my experience to illustrate an occurrence when early voting is very useful. Drop boxes are safe and secure (if conducted properly) and the tallied votes end up at the registrar of voters anyway, so dropping off your ballot is essentially saving someone dropping it off later.

Thanks for spreading ways to help folks vote and have their ballot counted, every vote is important!

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_iseo402 wrote

How does it save envelope/postage? Will there be a machine and poll workers on station at all polling locations for the entire early voting period? Or will you just put your ballot in an envelope and mail it with a stamp?

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Patton445 t1_iseqjiw wrote

Here's a list of all the states that allow early voting.

As an example, Mass allows for

"Early voting sites, which includes the local election office.

Additional locations may be provided at the discretion of the city or town registrar"

Many others allow you to vote early at the registrar of voters in your town as a rule, do you wouldn't necessarily need locations set up and staffed.

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