# Absentee ballots from the future

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 18, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588 "2012-07-18T02:23:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/1 "2012-07-18T02:23:20Z")

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My state went through redistricting this year, and as a result, I received a new voter ID card today. I noticed that I have a different registration number..which surprised me a bit.

Then I remembered that I just..like two days ago..applied for an absentee ballot for the upcoming election, and that I had to use my registration number for it application.

I went to my county Supervisor of Election’s web page today to check the status of the ballot, and much to my surprise, it was already mailed.

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> Ballot Mailed 07/19/2012

Not only was it mailed..but it was mailed this coming Thursday!

Now..Florida isn’t exactly known for it’s ability to handle an election..so I guess this shouldn’t be TOO surprising…right?

-D/a

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/2 "2012-07-18T05:56:52Z")

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Impressive.

You need to cover your time-travelling tracks better!

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/3 "2012-07-18T23:33:37Z")

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I know, right? And I didn’t even get an opportunity to change history…or, in this case, the future.  
-D/a

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/4 "2012-07-19T03:31:43Z")

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Oh…and btw. The ballot arrived today. Just one (ONE) (1!!!) day before it’s being mailed!  
And they say the USPS is inefficient.  
-D/a

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/5 "2012-07-19T03:51:15Z")

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Don’t get used to it. You know in the future mail delivery will only be 3 days a week!

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absentee-ballots-from-the-future/628588/6 "2012-07-19T04:34:06Z")

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But which three days? It doesn’t matter! We’ve got a time machine!