2020 Absentee/Early Voting thread

[tagimaucia]

Is anyone guesstimating how many people might have voted nationwide when taking into account states that aren't releasing their numbers?  For example, I'm pretty sure millions of people have already voted in New York.

[ExSky]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

[wbrocks67]

Florida now has a 400K+ Dem lead

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

CONGRATS ARCADE FIRE

[ExSky]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

CONGRATS ARCADE FIRE

Quite a fantastic album.

[TrendsareUsuallyReal]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

Over 10% of 2016/18 turnout in Harris and all these suburbs on Day 1

[Gass3268]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

Over 10% of 2016/18 turnout in Harris and all these suburbs on Day 1

I saw they got another 8.5K in Harris County in the first hour this morning.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

So the early Dallas/Texas numbers are good?

[TrendsareUsuallyReal]

So the early Dallas/Texas numbers are good?

I would say so, yes. But we'll see if 2020 continues to outpace 2016/18 and it wasn't just a case of highly motivated Dems voting on Day 1 and the rest of the weeks fizzling out.

[ExSky]

Collin County with nearly 40k day 1 early votes. 31k in 2016.

Denton County with 35.9k compared to 16.9k in 2016.

Williamson County 22.7k vs 18.1k 2016

No figures out of Fort Bend but it’s very clear....

The suburbs are coming

Over 10% of 2016/18 turnout in Harris and all these suburbs on Day 1

I saw they got another 8.5K in Harris County in the first hour this morning.

Day 2 outdid Day 1 in 2016. Tarrant has cast around 12k already today as well.

[Gass3268]

It's not slowing down in Harris County.

https://twitter.com/HarrisVotes/status/1316405206654083079?s=20

[Gass3268]

25% of all 2016 voters have voted so far in Wisconsin. Dane County hit 41% of 2016 votes today. It's possible they could hit 50% by next Tuesday when in person early voting starts in Wisconsin. Another great day for Milwaukee county as 7,374 votes came in. Milwaukee County is only 4,776 votes away from going into the lead with raw votes. Waukesha County also had a good day with 3,850 votes, only 149 less votes then Dane County. Dane County had a lot more votes counted then Waukesha County yesterday, so it might just a be a weekend counting thing, but it's something to watch moving forward.

[jimrtex]

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1316048235945959425

Can Texans drop off their mail ballots at these early vote locations?
If yes then Abbott's decision to limit drop boxes is just plain stupid and served only to inflame Democrats in big cities.

Why do you refer to them as drop boxes?

If you have an unvoted mail ballot, you can take it to an early voting site and surrender your ballot and vote in person.

If you have a voted mail ballot you can take it to a post office and drop it in the mail.

[Holmes]

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1316048235945959425

Can Texans drop off their mail ballots at these early vote locations?
If yes then Abbott's decision to limit drop boxes is just plain stupid and served only to inflame Democrats in big cities.

Why do you refer to them as drop boxes?

If you have an unvoted mail ballot, you can take it to an early voting site and surrender your ballot and vote in person.

If you have a voted mail ballot you can take it to a post office and drop it in the mail.

Or you can... drop off your ballot at a drop box. Just because you got your ballot by mail doesn’t mean you need to return it by mail.

[GP270watch]

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1316048235945959425

Can Texans drop off their mail ballots at these early vote locations?
If yes then Abbott's decision to limit drop boxes is just plain stupid and served only to inflame Democrats in big cities.

Why do you refer to them as drop boxes?

If you have an unvoted mail ballot, you can take it to an early voting site and surrender your ballot and vote in person.

If you have a voted mail ballot you can take it to a post office and drop it in the mail.

Or you can... drop off your ballot at a drop box. Just because you got your ballot by mail doesn’t mean you need to return it by mail.

 Living in Florida I have often returned my mail ballot to the Supervisor of elections office who have several drop boxes in the county and open even more during early voting, where you can still fill it out at home and drop it in the dropbox. It's convenient and increases civic participation which should be the goal of any Supervisor of Elections or similar official.

[sobo]

Harris County now up to 175k in person votes!

https://twitter.com/itsreally_irene/status/1316425200016261120

[jimrtex]

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1316048235945959425

Can Texans drop off their mail ballots at these early vote locations?
If yes then Abbott's decision to limit drop boxes is just plain stupid and served only to inflame Democrats in big cities.

Why do you refer to them as drop boxes?

If you have an unvoted mail ballot, you can take it to an early voting site and surrender your ballot and vote in person.

If you have a voted mail ballot you can take it to a post office and drop it in the mail.

Or you can... drop off your ballot at a drop box. Just because you got your ballot by mail doesn’t mean you need to return it by mail.

Texas doesn't have drop boxes.

Under Texas statute you may take your mail ballot to the early voting clerk on election day and after showing an ID, hand it to them. This would mainly be for those concerned that their ballot might not get postmarked if they put it in the mail.

For this year, Governor Abbott extended the time period to the early voting period.

[Holmes]

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1316048235945959425

Can Texans drop off their mail ballots at these early vote locations?
If yes then Abbott's decision to limit drop boxes is just plain stupid and served only to inflame Democrats in big cities.

Why do you refer to them as drop boxes?

If you have an unvoted mail ballot, you can take it to an early voting site and surrender your ballot and vote in person.

If you have a voted mail ballot you can take it to a post office and drop it in the mail.

Or you can... drop off your ballot at a drop box. Just because you got your ballot by mail doesn’t mean you need to return it by mail.

Texas doesn't have drop boxes.

Under Texas statute you may take your mail ballot to the early voting clerk on election day and after showing an ID, hand it to them. This would mainly be for those concerned that their ballot might not get postmarked if they put it in the mail.

For this year, Governor Abbott extended the time period to the early voting period.

Ok. Maybe they should have drop boxes. And maybe they should make voting by mail more accessible so our friend Bagel23 doesn’t have to break the law and lie about having a disability to get a mail ballot.

[Non Swing Voter]

The demographics in Georgia's early vote are staying interesting.  I think Biden should consider a big investment here...

[Gass3268]

1 million people have voted in Texas

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1316424533461655557?s=20

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/HarrisVotes/status/1316432495173402630

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://twitter.com/HarrisVotes/status/1316446216033652745
Wow. Harris county is going to have 24 hour voting on October 29th.

[mijan]

Dems have taken over 100 k lead over GOP in Iowa early voting.
IA-1
Dem 56.2 k
Rep 22.7k
Dem + 33.5 k

IA-2
Dem 51.6 k
Rep 20.2k
Dem +31.4 k

IA-3
Dem 50k
Rep 21.9k
Dem +28.1 k

IA-4
Dem 31.3 k
Rep 23.5k
Dem +7.8k

Total
Dem 189.1 k
Rep 88.4k
Dem +100.7k

Daily Absentee Statistics - By Congressional District

[Antonio the Sixth]

Dems have taken over 100 k lead over GOP in Iowa early voting.
IA-1
Dem 56.2 k
Rep 22.7k
Dem + 33.5 k

IA-2
Dem 51.6 k
Rep 20.2k
Dem +31.4 k

IA-3
Dem 50k
Rep 21.9k
Dem +28.1 k

IA-4
Dem 31.3 k
Rep 23.5k
Dem +7.8k

Total
Dem 189.1 k
Rep 88.4k
Dem +100.7k

Daily Absentee Statistics - By Congressional District

How does that compare to previous years? I know Iowa always has a D advantage in early voting, even in really bad years like 2014 and 2016.

[mijan]

Iowa early voting history

2018
Dem 231.6 k
Rep 191.2 k
Dem +40.4 k

2016
Dem 267.8 k
Rep 225.8k
Dem +42.0k

2012
Dem 287.9 k
Rep 219.6 k
Dem +68.3 k

2020 till now
Requested Absentee Ballot
Dem 384.9 k
Rep 230.5 k
Dem + 154.4 k

Recived Absentee Ballot
Dem 189.1 k
Rep 88.4 k
Dem + 100.7 k