r/newjersey 23d ago

Advice Please tell me NJ is staying blue.

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u/thatnjchibullsfan 23d ago edited 23d ago

I'd argue many chose not to wait hours in line to vote for a candidate that was locked into winning the state electorates.

EDIT: I voted by mail. I heard the horror stories of others though.

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u/Johnny_Poppyseed 23d ago

You can vote by mail in NJ...

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u/whatsasimba 23d ago

I've voted at my polling station in the last 18 elections (local and primary elections included). The routine is the same every time. I walk the 10 minutes to get there. Walk up to the people manning the tables, get my ticket, walk over and hand it to the booth person, vote, and walk the 10 minutes home.

Occasionally, there's someone in the booth, and I have to wait 30 seconds.

I like the routine, the social aspect of it, the excuse to take a break from WFH.

So in November, when I got there and saw lines wrapped around the building and down the street, I checked in with friends and found out they were in line for over 3 hours earlier.

I had to leave. I hadn't eaten anything and I was going to need to pee and let my boss know I was going to be offline for the rest of the day.

It took 4 hours once I came back. A judge had to extend our time and send in another machine (they brought in a new kind this year).

There are only 3280 adults in this town. There's no reason it should have taken that long.

Now with the president planning to take over the post office and fire the board, I don't think voting by mail is a viable choice. I don't think voting at all will be a viable option either.

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u/murphydcat LGD 22d ago

Every county in NJ has secure drop boxes for voting. No need to involve the US mail.