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J. Livingston's avatar

Last election I dropped off my ballot early in the County Administration Office drop box on Anacapa Street the weekend before the election. My thinking, this was the most direct and secure route for my ballot be counted on Election Day the following Tuesday.

I followed the fate of my ballot online and it never showed up by Election Day the following Tuesday. Contacting the county I was informed ballots from this official drop box were not collected over the weekend. Instead, they just sat there in the drop box for days, on this busy public street.

It was not until the following Thursday, two days after the election and nearly a week after I had dropped off my ballot, that I was informed my ballot had finally been processed.

This is not good enough for government work. Zero tolerance for error is the only standard to apply. This means an immediate return to In person, same day voting with paper ballots counted immediately with a strict, accountable chain of ballot custody insured and verified.

Be outraged if they claim this is too expensive to conduct zero tolerance elections. Nothing is more precious than spending our own tax dollars to insure absolutely zero tolerance for error elections. We elect the county elections officer. Time for a new face and a new zero tolerance attitude.

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Polly Frost's avatar

Thank you Julie and Gregory! You both have earned angel wings for writing this.

And now that my vote is voted, can I please stop having those annoying trolls here on SB Current telling me what an awful person I am because I support Trump? I'm completely in favor of them exercising their right to freedom of speech, even though they hate the guy who's standing up for it and supporting the party that vocally thinks it should be abolished. But really, don't you people have hobbies or children/grandchildren/pets to pay attention to, or jobs, or early Christmas shopping? I realize hating Trump has given your lives meaning and purpose, but it's over.

And you need to move on. At least from me, please.

In the immortal words of Nick Lowe and sung by Elvis Costello “What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?” With a bonus ad for droopy Boomer boobs! https://tinyurl.com/yc7s7u4k

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