Remember when one could go down to their local school or church, stand in a short line (if that), get a pencil, a paper from a smiling volunteer, go to a little booth, fill out the ballot, seal, sign and physically place it into a ballot box for counting. Results by next day? NO?

Nov 6, 2020 · 12:09 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
Did this ever happened in the USA? In most european countries election day happens on Sundays, so people can take the whole day to go vote, volunteers can join without leaving their jobs, .. and usually there are no such horrendous queues. What happened to you, USA?
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Most of my voting life was this way, Quique. I'm 58 years old in January, so that makes 30 years? What I think happened is a lot of bad people are doing a lot of bad things, but We The People are so fueled by The DeepFake we're not seeing any evidence. And, it's not just us :(
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Replying to @mholzschlag
Still the scene in VT, pre-pandemic. Bake sales & kids sharpening pencils. ❤️
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VT is remarkable in that way, but progressive is that state's middle name. Also, smaller population density, less per capita crime, higher quality of life, gorgeous state, lovely warm people but way too cold for my old bones. Stay safe up there, always!
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Replying to @mholzschlag
This was a reality in the not-too distant past for us in SoCal as well. Like, 2018. Pandemics tend to toss a lot of norms out the window :)
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Agreed! And, the longer and more deeply we observe and study medical and public health topics, the more we see patterns. Along with flu variants, some of the most deadly viruses have emerged in my lifetime: HIV, HBV, HCV, HDV not to mention post-viral complications from Polio!
Replying to @mholzschlag
I remember that.
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It seems like we're a thinning herd! 😜
Replying to @mholzschlag
This is pretty much my voting experience (pre-pandemic) in a smallish Massachusetts city. Polls within walking distance, hardly ever a line. Standing privacy tables, black pens, paper ballots you feed into a counting machine. Sweet elderly volunteers check you in and out.