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Our Vote by Mail was Cancelled

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I am a snowbird who has been a vote-by-mail person for years. Having read about our new supervisor of elections inexperience, I decided to check on my voter status.

I looked online to check, and my status is “CANCELLED”. We specifically had gone to the office before we headed north to verify that we were recorded as vote by mail, and we were.

So I called the office to find out why we were cancelled. The answer was because when Satcher sent out his recent information, it was considered undeliverable and voting info is not forwardable. So they cancelled us!

If that is true for all snowbirds, then it is a sneaky way to eliminate us from voting in this critical election!

To all snowbirds, heck your current status, even if you have registered to vote by mail!

Val Penka
Bradenton

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  • sandy

    The following is information from the League of Women Voters:

    VOTE BY MAIL (VBM)

    USPS has told the Manatee Supervisor of Elections (SOE) that they have delivered VBM Ballots where they were able to deliver.

    VBM Ballots that could not be delivered are being held in the Palma Sola Post Office, 115 75th St W, Bradenton 34209.

    To change your address for VBM, call the Supervisor of Elections office at (941) 741-3823. A number of voters have evacuated to a different address or have gone to another location to assist friends or relatives. A new VBM ballot will be mailed out to the temporary address requested.

    Even if you requested a VBM, and you have not sent in your ballot, you can vote early or on election day without being in possession of the VBM ballot. You may vote at any early voting location, but if you vote election day, you must go to your precinct. To find that location, go to votemanatee.gov, and click on the "Where do I vote" icon.

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