[Lekooks] Ask for Absentee Ballot boxes!

Thu Aug 13 14:06:06 CDT 2020

Has anyone checked town of Delafield yet?

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:20 AM Fran B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> I think I will use Delafield's utility payment box. Even if mailed early,
> I fear the USPS is being so aggressively attacked that even early mailing
> of ballots might get lost or arrive late.
> Fran Bills
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> *From:* Lois Remeikis <loisremeikis at sbcglobal.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:13:14 AM
> *To:* Kim Suhr <kimsuhr at me.com>; Lisa Alvarado <lmalvarado at charter.net>;
> Fran B. <sandhillcrane at hotmail.com>
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> *Cc:* Kerry Duma <kerryduma at gmail.com>; Le Kooks Kooks <lekooks at lekook.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [Lekooks] Ask for Absentee Ballot boxes!
>
> Thanks, Kerry. I just called the Town of Genesee.  There is a dropbox slot
> on the outside of the building that can be used for the absentee ballots as
> well as building plans, etc.  Otherwise, the woman I spoke to suggested
> mailing the ballot back immediately.  The absentee ballots will go out
> around the end of September.
>
> Lois
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> On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 04:29:30 PM CDT, Fran B. via Lekooks <
> lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:
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> Thanks so much Kerry. I called Delafield City Hall. Like Wales, City
> residents may drop ballots in tbe locked box marked for utility bill
> payments.  It's next to the library book drop. The utility payment box is
> emptied several times a day.
> At this time, Delafield has no plans for a separate ballot box.
> Fran Bills
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> *From:* Lekooks <lekooks-bounces at lekook.org> on behalf of Lisa Alvarado
> via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2020 4:08:20 PM
> *To:* Kim Suhr <kimsuhr at me.com>
> *Cc:* Kerry Duma <kerryduma at gmail.com>; Le Kooks Kooks <lekooks at lekook.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [Lekooks] Ask for Absentee Ballot boxes!
>
> I thought that absentee ballots were not opened and counted until Election
> Day. When I participated in 2018 that was the case. If we have millions of
> absentee/ mail in ballots we will need a lot more volunteers to count these
> ballots. A lot.
> We can’t just ask for mail in ballots we have to support their ability to
> get those ballots counted in a timely and efficient and accurate manner.
> If you are able to, volunteer to count those ballots.
> Lisa a
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> On Aug 12, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Kim Suhr via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks so much for this, Kerry. I just spoke to the person at the Village
> of Wales and she said there was no drop box but people are allowed to use
> the night drop box at the Village Hall. So folks who live in Wales have it
> covered. :)
>
> On Aug 12, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Kerry Duma via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> wrote:
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> Dear lekooks,
>
> I imagine that many of us will be voting absentee this fall, and with all
> the troubling issues with the postal service, perhaps worrying about our
> ballot being received and counted.  In Colorado, all voting is by mail, and
> they have poll ballot boxes that voters can place their ballots into -
> similar to mailboxes, but different-looking and clearly marked as for
> ballots.  The Wisconsin Election Commission has let the Wisconsin Clerks
> know that they can establish drop boxes for absentee ballots that must be
> secure and emptied daily, but not all clerks have done so.  I have asked my
> municipality to install one, and I would encourage all of us to ask our
> local clerks to do so.  We know how important this election is!
>
> Here's the link from the Wisconsin Elections Commission to back you up:
> https://elections.wi.gov/node/6798
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> Let's do all we can to make sure everyone has a chance to vote safely and
> have their vote counted!
>
> Kerry
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