Know your voting rights

Voting is important.

Before you know it Nov. 3, will be here and you'll either have already cast your vote, or be caught waiting in long lines or completely discounted in your Civic Duty.

I learned something extremely important today. In Georgia, you are allowed to request an absentee ballot and you have options to either mail it in or drop it off at designated poll locations during early voting and on Nov. 3.

I ASSumed this was the case in all 50 states.

It is NOT!

Today I learned that in Tennessee the ONLY options allowed by law is to mail your absentee ballot by USPS, FedEx or UPS. Also the dates for early voting vary from state to state. In Georgia early voting starts Oct. 12. In Tennessee early voting is from Oct. 14 until Oct. 29. The deadlines to have your ballots mailed in may differ well.

We all want our voices heard. It is imperative that you research the voting laws and requirements in your state and precinct.

I'll be a first time voter in Tennessee this year so that also means I would not be eligible for absentee ballot voting until I went in person to my local Board of Elections Office to present my ID and proof of residency. I'm okay with that. You should present ID.

I've seen many posts that echo what I thought was the correct way to vote by absentee while avoiding the problems we are going to have with the USPS amid the various cuts and things happening under their new Post Master.

DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Make this go viral to let everyone know that it is imperative to understand the voting laws in your state!

I also urge those folks that aren't as vulnerable to COVID to utilize early voting to avoid long lines, practice social distancing and cast your vote. Help those that are vulnerable get their absentee ballots NOW and pay attention to the dates and deadlines so that they can return those ballots as allowed by the laws in your state on time to be COUNTED!

Share this so folks realize things are different in many states so they don't get caught off guard!

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