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There's been a lot of talk about how your vote is private, especially aimed at people who might want to vote for Harris but feel pressure from Trump-supporting partners, friends, family, etc. So there's probably going to be more of those people trying to pressure you if they can to send them a ballot selfie, "proving" that you voted a particular kind of way.

So here's a reminder that if someone in your life "requires" a ballot selfie, you can still vote how you want. It's possible to "waste" a ballot and request another one to fill out, so long as you do not submit it. It's possible to correct your selections on a voting machine, so long as you do not hit the "submit" or "vote" button.

So here's how to do this:

First, make sure photographing a ballot is even legal in your state. They are not in a lot of them! Look it up. No better defense against not taking one than "well I looked it up and it's illegal here." Save the link about the election laws in your state to show them if they don't believe you.

Fill out your ballot the way that other person wants, but do not submit it. Take the selfie.

If you're voting by paper, draw a line across it, tell the poll worker you wasted your ballot and want a new one. They are required to give it to you and toss the old ballot.

If you're voting on a machine, hit any necessary back buttons to go back to the beginning of your ballot.

Fill it out the way you want.

THEN hit submit on the voting machine / put your paper ballot in the counting machine / etc.

Other stuff to try to influence your vote - like someone peeking into your ballot box or at your machine - tell a poll worker. Trying to influence another person's vote is illegal voter intimidation, and poll workers are designed to protect you against that. It doesn't matter who is trying to do that.

There was a good post about this going around a few elections ago, but I thought it was a good time for a new one. Since the Harris campaign has rightly been reminding people that their vote is private, some people might be looking for ways to make it not private. We already see far-right jerks like Charlie Kirk melting down at the idea that women might vote differently from their husbands.

But your vote is always private. And there are ways you can ensure that, no matter what.

Remember that democracy is on the line. If Trump wins, this could be our last chance to vote at all. Don't waste it.

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ik it's not a small thing to vote for kamala this election but also. consider. that if Trump loses he is OVER. he can't run in 2028 he'll be in his 80s. he'll have lost most of his political power. and he will be going to JAIL. yes fascism will still be in the US and something we need to fight. but that old bitch will be ruinedddddddd.

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did you know they say calculus is the language of God. did you know they tried to hold math up to infinity like a candle to the void. did you know statisticians plunged into the vastness of random chance and picked out patterns and equations and eight hundred ways to tell you how big your inevitable errors are and how far off those guesses at errors might be. math haters I can't sit with you anymore. human innovation is cradled in these ancient, methodical, desperate attempts at understanding what we are not designed to understand

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Andrew Wyeth; Wind From the Sea 1947

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“I wish Rachel was here” Bring her back @squareenix it’s all we ask you! 

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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We prepare your wishes

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i love u tzatziki i love u pita i love u olive oil i love u foccacia i love u hummus i love u flat bread

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This is so long overdue but i finally finished the og Inkheart characters. Also here’s an updated version of the Inkspell characters as well.

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Don't forget to eat something yummy, homemade, fresh, locally sourced and nourishing for the body and soul today! 🌹

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my heart still belong to pricefield but i have to admit these two have chemistry

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A huge number of people are already getting fucked over when it comes to being allowed to cast a vote in the upcoming elections. Let’s try to minimize what that number COULD be as much as possible. It might also be useful to have the number for the ACLU written down (or already in your phone) so you can CALL THEM while still at the polling place and get whatever information is needed in order to see about having the ACLU sue them. Write down names. Get witnesses. Take photos. MAKE IT VERY CLEAR TO THE POLLSTERS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. (Unless you have reason to believe they’re going to be assholes and try to have you arrested for doing so, in which case, be as subtle as possible.)

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Tavik František Šimon (Czech, 1877–1942) New York

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one a day 366/280

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trying to learn tech is so fucking hard there's so much jargon. "what gooble are you using" "what's a gooble" "you use the gooble to respink your matrix" "what does respink mean and what is a matrix" "respinking means unpiling a component to change it back to its base spink. a matrix connects your device's AKD to your networks z jamper" how does anyone understand any of this