We'll have to vote in person.

I know many of us wanted to vote by mail during a pandemic, but that seems too risky, now. Louis DeJoy has sabotaged the post office by getting rid of the sorting machines, severely delaying the mail.

I mailed a birthday card to my grandfather with a first class stamp. We live in the same area and it took TWO WEEKS for it to get to him. If it takes two weeks for my mail-in ballot to get to me, it will take at least to weeks to be mailed back for counting. I’m not comfortable with that.

Look, I know many of us are afraid of catching Covid by waiting in line to vote, but we are running out of options. If possible, please vote early in person. I don’t mean vote early on Election Day, but go in and vote on an early voting day. Where I live there are usually no lines at early voting locations. No lines means low chance of catching covid. Wear a mask and wash your hands before and after casting your ballot.

If you already requested a mail-in ballot, DO NOT MAIL IT BACK! Odds are it will get delayed and possibly not be counted. Please return your ballot at a sanctioned drop off area. Depending on what your local board of elections says, there are usually drop off boxes and early voting locations you can return your ballot to. Make sure it is filled out correctly!

You should only mail back you ballot as a last resort. If you only have the option of mailing it back, do it as early as possible. My friend is a postal worker. He said the stories about DeJoy’s sabotage are true and it’s making his job to sort and send mail very difficult. He said if you must mail your ballot in, mail it in very early!

Trump’s supporters are mostly voting in person and are against vote by mail. They are hoping our votes will be thrown out. We can’t afford to take any chances.

Please make sure your vote is counted! Another four years of Trump means more covid deaths, more civil unrest, and more fascism.