{"id":7035024,"date":"2026-08-09T10:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/balloon-juice-primary-paranoia-open-thread\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:20:36","slug":"balloon-juice-primary-paranoia-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7035024","title":{"rendered":"Balloon Juice &#8211; Primary Paranoia (Open Thread)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Since the turn of the century, I think I\u2019ve only missed one election, the 2020 presidential primary, which was already over before I got to vote, so I didn\u2019t bother. We almost always vote by mail.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve never had a problem voting by mail until now. We voted early, and today, <em>both<\/em> of our ballots were returned because the signatures allegedly don\u2019t match the signatures on our voter registration cards.<\/p>\n<p>We received thick packets describing how we can \u201ccure\u201d our ballots, i.e., by filling out an affidavit and mailing that and a copy of our ID to the supervisor of elections office or bringing those documents to that office in person.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a time and money cost, but we will do it. Still, I find it suspicious that this year, BOTH our signatures are suddenly suspect. Also, I wonder if lots of other people (who happen to be registered Democrats) find themselves in the same boat.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible I\u2019m being paranoid, but I think I\u2019ll mention this to the local precinct committee people. 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