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I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my

Dick Tornado

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I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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If the Ballots are printed and sent out, I do not see why you should not be able to vote early if it gets to the registrar of voters before you pass away. I do not see it as any more a problem than someone going to vote on election day, filling out his or her ballot and putting it in the ballot box, but then dying immediately after leaving the polling place from a massive stroke or heart attack before the ballots are counted.

As long as you are the one filling it out and turning it in properly, I cannot see how it is voter fraud. I am sorry to hear of your declining health, Dick Tornado. Godspeed.
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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If your state allows early voting, you receive a ballot, fill it out properly and return it properly, then of course it will count... unless there is massive voter fraud being carried out in your state. I would leave a notarized statement with your lawyer to support that you voted lawfully, etc., and leave it with someone you trust.

I'm very sorry to hear of your health issues; I do wish you all the best in the months to come, and god speed. *hugs*
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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Yes, your vote should absolutely count.

There should be a provision in the law to allow the terminally ill to vote in any upcoming election to any pledged contender.

Keep fighting, brother. :peace
 
Not sure what you would be voting early on in May that would be only counted in November. I can find no indication of any November early voting in May for Arizona.
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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No advice for you I'm afraid, just well wishes. I hope your last days are full of time with friends and loved ones.
 
If it was me it would kill me to not know who won if I died before election day
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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If its a legal vote, its a legal vote. Nobody cares if your dead when its tallied, only that you were alive when its made. Technically right after you vote in a voting booth turning it in then croaking right then and there and the vote would count. Dead peoples votes can be tallied, they just cant vote if they are already dead. Becoming a zombie does not count, your still dead technically. I see no problems. If you are really concerned move to Chicago, the dead there vote regularly.
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?
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Sure your vote should count if you're dead...but only if you vote Democrat.
 
Lutherf said:
Sure your vote should count if you're dead...but only if you vote Democrat.
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Really?

No one needed this trolling post.
 
Drawdown said:
Not sure what you would be voting early on in May that would be only counted in November. I can find no indication of any November early voting in May for Arizona.
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May 20th early voting mail in ballots are valid.
 
Lutherf said:
Sure your vote should count if you're dead...but only if you vote Democrat.
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Completely inappropriate and beneath you. I'm shocked and disappointed.
 
DiAnna said:
Completely inappropriate and beneath you. I'm shocked and disappointed.
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Luther has no actual amount of shame.

Despicable behavior, but not unexpected.
 
Imagine if the back of your drivers license had a space next to the one that says you are an organ donor.it would say r or d .
"nurse,pull the plug on this one,he voted democrat"
 
Dick Tornado said:
May 20th early voting mail in ballots are valid.
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Get your phone out when you vote and take pictures while you're in line, then give it to an attorney, or some sort of trustee.
 
Dick Tornado said:
May 20th early voting mail in ballots are valid.
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Not sure how you can early vote for November if the primaries aren't even over in May and the nominees decided, but whatever. If your state law says they count, then they should count.
 
Its always funny to be when some of the people with the least amount of class go "holier than thou" on an internet forum to a bunch of strangers. Nevermind the fact that their true character always shines through in the end.

As to OP's issue, you should talk to someone in your state, most likely a lawyer.

Also sorry to hear about your illness.
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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Dick, if I was in your position I wouldn't give a flying f what someone else thought about what I chose to do. I don't know what the law has to say about voting early (I suppose it depends upon how early it is allowed) but if it allows it in your case then by all means do what you want. God forbid, but if you do succumb prior to November, then I suppose it really does become an absentee ballot.

Best wishes to you and your family.
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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If it's voter fraud, they can lock you up for it then.....
 
Dick Tornado said:
I am dying and able to early vote in May 2020, but it is unlikely that I will live to Nov. should my vote count?

I believe it should. If my vote is registered then it should count. The people you voted for are tallied in November 2020, but it isn’t like you have to be alive when they take office in January 21st, 2021.

A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.

Give me your best reasons for why shouldn’t it count and why it should. I mean if I vote early but do not succumb to my cancer no harm no foul, but if I perish prior to the November election what law is broken and what if any penalty could be imposed?



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Theoretically speaking?
 
If I knew I would be gone by the end of May, the last thing I would be worried about would be whether or not my vote would count. :roll: And I certainly wouldnt waste my time posting here.
 
FreedomFromAll said:
Theoretically speaking?
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If you read his third sentence:
A conservative election official I spoke to tried to say to me that he believed that it would be a form of voter fraud. I asked him to show me the statute he was basing his opinion on and low and behold he couldn’t find one.
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It doesn't appear to be a theoretical post. Would be a shame if we all were punked.
 
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