PinsAndBeetles t1_iuijmvi wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Because you can live anywhere and volunteer for a candidate. In the 2020 election I volunteered to write post cards to remind voters of dates, how to register, etc…. My cards were pre-addressed to voters in GA. Mine was through my labor union so they gave me the cards and a script.

fireside_blather OP t1_iuijy9l wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:27 PM

I was today years old when I learned this is a thing.

PinsAndBeetles t1_iuik5zx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:29 PM

Yep. I actually have friends formerly from PA but now live elsewhere (but who still have aging parents here) who are doing phone and message banking for Josh Shapiro.

ThicccScrotum t1_iuil29n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:35 PM

I really wish that wasn’t a thing. I continue to get shit from people for Oz

DeHizzy420 t1_iukbjx2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:55 PM

So do we. My daughter gets the mail when we get home from picking her up from school. We have fun figuratively wiping our asses with the mailings on our way up the driveway...

Yes we actually do do that...

appleslady13 t1_iuijpij wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:26 PM

Because people from all over the country are volunteering for whichever organization sent that postcard. Our Senate race is considered critical for both sides.

Keinichn t1_iuisyga wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Welcome to living in a swing state that the whole country has their eye on.

ornery-fizz t1_iuijpd9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:26 PM

It's completely normal for people to send mail encouraging voters across state lines. Not sure who this is , but check out Vote Forward for something similar. We're in a swing state, and a tight federal election, so folks from out of state try to encourage registered voters like us, whose votes make a big impact.

fireside_blather OP t1_iuijv9a wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Interesting

ornery-fizz t1_iuik3p4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Yup, and thanks for voting! Penna showing them how it's done

fireside_blather OP t1_iuikatg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:30 PM

I also poll work. Can't let only the 70+ volunteers have all the fun.

j428h t1_iuimemf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:44 PM

One candidate is from out-of-state, and maybe so are his supporters!

randompaaccount t1_iuipi3d wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:04 PM

I lold.

dSlice94 t1_iuk8u0w wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:34 PM

I second this

Can we get a majority yay’s to pass this reply as funny.

jackNexRed t1_iuisw96 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:27 PM

It’s so they arrive quicker than if they had been mailed from Harrisburg 🥸

Griff82 t1_iujs49a wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:24 PM

My wife mailed hers over the border for that reason…

laurajodonnell t1_iuinl8w wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:51 PM

Our race is really important this year so tons of supporters from other states are pitching in to help reach voters. Most of the time when I volunteer I get PA voters but there have been times I've been directed to other states and was still able to help find polling locations, etc. It's common practice.

XeroxApple t1_iuimuup wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:47 PM

This year has been especially crazy in terms of mail and people knocking at my door. It really feels like the government is an occult. I would certainly like to vote for less spam.

Wordnerdinthecity t1_iuj51h3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:47 PM

I really need to figure out what list they're using. They keep sending mail for my sister who moved out of state more than 5 years ago!

ornery-fizz t1_iujqi29 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:13 PM

But did she update her voter registration info with the commonwealth?

Wordnerdinthecity t1_iuk058x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Yup. And reregistered in her new state as well, and has voted there MANY times since without issue.

[deleted] t1_iuiraj4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:16 PM

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KindKill267 t1_iuivr2x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Most of the campaign donations have come from out of state also

OldChucker t1_iujvxmu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM

Shucks!!!! I was hoping it was because Pennsylvania was trading DELCO for Carol Springs and a highway to be named later.

OldChucker t1_iujw2vo wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:53 PM

Oops, Carol Stream? No deal, trade is off.....

Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iuk1zxt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:39 PM

People from around the country are volunteering for campaigns. I've done the letter writing thing before, back in 2018. Yesterday I went to Milwaukee and knocked on doors to get out the vote for Mandela Barnes/Tony Evers.

randompaaccount t1_iuj7huy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Wait till you get those creepy “center for voter information” mailings.

mist8kenidentity t1_iujp825 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Because that’s where the company is located that handles the direct mail

Character-Bus4557 t1_iujsvg4 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:30 PM

Ding ding. It's Carol Stream, IL, there are a lot of companies that offer mass mailing/ad campaign service with large offices there.

nachobitxh t1_iuk05ym wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:25 PM

For the same reason my aunt in Minnesota and my sister in Ohio think they can tell me who to vote for.

its-saute t1_iujqv3x wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:15 PM

“Welcome to a swing state….”. Welcome to the Democratic overlord machine. Illinois is a heavily Democrat run state. So much so that they paid to support a far right candidate so that their own governors re-election, Pritzker, would be assured because he could cast the other side as extremist. And now they are weighing in on your local election. Just keep an eye on which states you are getting this type of material from.

Eyesopen52 t1_iujt9yw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Why ‘Keep an eye on what states” they are coming from? Read all the comments above yours. No cheating, no conspiracy.Stay calm

Why are PA election postcards coming from Illinois?

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