• madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Wait…wtf is up with New York? I get the other shit states, but New York requires a reason to vote absentee?

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      Hm. I’m not sure this map is accurate. NY has had shit voter laws for forever (closed primary, lengthy registration cut offs, no early voting, restricted absentee ballots, etc.), but with covid they made it temporarily less shit. Then voters asked for them to be more shit again (Idfk), and then the governor made the accessibility changes permanent anyways?

      TLDR: NY is a hot mess.

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      3 months ago

      I checked into NY and PA, it seems like these two states have introduced a second type of mail voting. From PA website

      • Mail-in ballot: Any registered voter may apply to vote by mail in the next election. You do not have to provide a reason for why you want to vote by mail ballot.

      • Absentee ballot: If you will be out of your municipality on Election Day or if you have a disability or illness that prevents you from going to your polling place on Election Day, you can request this ballot type, which requires you to provide a reason for why you want to vote by mail ballot.

      This map appears to be covering Absentee ballot restrictions - not all mail in voting options.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        That seems normal, oregon does this too. However, they automatically enroll every adult in mail in voting whenever you interact with the state:

        Dmv licensing, marriage license, auto registration renewal, etc - you automatically get enrolled for mail in voting (or they just update your address).

        It is highly efficient and kind of magical, if one of the few things our government does well, lol.