# Would a handwritten postcard make you more likely to vote? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 27, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-handwritten-postcard-make-you-more-likely-to-vote/1007794 "2024-09-27T12:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-handwritten-postcard-make-you-more-likely-to-vote/1007794/13 "2024-09-27T13:13:43Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Would getting a personally handwritten postcard in the mail make you more likely to actually get out and vote? Some people freak out, insist the postcard was machine-generated despite being shown evidence to the contrary, show it to their town clerk, and come to the conclusion that it is an “improper mailing concept”. > [@Strange voting spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-voting-spam/850118): > > Although I am in favor of citizens voting, I am not in favor of spam. Today, I received a suspicious postcard. There was no return address or sender name other than “Susie.” [Front of postcard](http://doorbell.net/junk/vote173crop.jpg)[Back of postcard](http://doorbell.net/junk/vote174r1.jpg) (with my name and address blanked out) My name and addr was in green ink with similar writing to the rest of the card. Note the postmark from Oakland, CA. I live in Wisconsin, and this postcard seems to refer to local elections. So what is this? The “handwritten” text is likely com… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-handwritten-postcard-make-you-more-likely-to-vote/1007794)._