An Open Letter to Al Franken and His Friends from The No Vote By Mail Project

Often, I am told I look like Al Franken.

I resemble that remark. Oh well.

It’s ironic then, that Al Franken is contesting his election based on Absentee Ballots. Ironic, at least to me, as the Director of The No Vote By Mail Project.

Personally I like Al Franken ok, and in this instance I think he stands a good chance of proving that absentee ballots are not statistically an accurate way to count votes. The problem for Mr. Franken will be to show that those absentee ballot errors specifically affected him, personally, and unequally. To this end I think Mr. Franken will probably fail. But if he can prove this there’s fertile ground for adding up the 200 votes he trails by.

So here’s a shout out to the Al Franken fan club, and his legal team, you are welcome to use this blog to prove your case. But please give me a shout out when you can. I’ve been fighting the Vote-By Mail trend all by my lonesome for quite some time. All while being told I look kinda like Mr. Franken. It’s high time more people heard about the problems with voting by mail and absentee ballot. It’s not just something that affects a few elections, sometimes. It’s happening all over the country. So hey, maybe you know an agent who wants to publish a book about absentee voting problems? I’ve got plenty of material….

Heavy Use of Absentees Creates Provisional Backlog

http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1374754.html

How Do I Vote Without My Absentee Ballot?

You can still vote if you have misplaced your absentee ballot. Just check your voter registration card and go to the polling place where you would normally vote and ask for a provisional ballot. And remember to take your ID with you as well.

They verify your valid vote, after the fact. But it is still counted.

You can go to your county elections website and/or try calling them. But their phones will be swamped.

The King County Elections website:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/

The Secretary of State for Washington is:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/

The Press Release about what to do is here:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/office/osos_news.aspx?i=1B7eAsV3va73byvaSqmytw%3d%3d

Other states should have similar procedures for Vote-By Mail or Absentee Voters who can’t find their ballots on election day. Check the websites in your County or State first before trying to call.