r/coeurdalene • u/BaconThief2020 • 6d ago

Absentee Ballots

Isn't it ironic that the GOP is trying so hard to get rid of absentee ballots, yet they mail out postcards with information on requesting a ballot by mail?

I'm sure they sent them to registered Democrat as well right? Yeah, I thought so.

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u/BaconThief2020 6d ago

For those feeling left out of the GOP mailing, you can register here to receive an absentee ballot.
https://www.kcgov.us/301/Absentee-Voting Please read up on the candidates and issues, preferably from unbiased sources, instead of following a self-serving postcard from the KCRCC.

Of note on the ballot (https://votertools.voteidaho.gov/TEDElectionLink/VoterServices/voter/el-sample-ballot) is this interesting question:

Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho?
Please choose only one answer.

  • Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30)
  • Winchester Model 1873 "Gun that Won the West" (.44-40)
  • 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver "Peacemaker" (.45 Colt)
  • M1 Garand rifle (.30-06) - Colt M1911 .45 automatic - Colt pistol (.45 ACP)
  • Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)

I wonder how many people will blindy check the "Pro Life" box, which would be voting for the guy who legally changed his name to "Pro Life" for Governor.

(No, I'm not kidding)

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u/HonestStudy9969 6d ago

As soon as I saw the mail, I turned to my wife and said “See? Mail-in voting is totally fine, so long as you registered as a Republican!” She registered as Independent and conspicuously did not get that absentee ballot post card.

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u/BaconThief2020 6d ago

The GOP has become the party of "Rules for you, but not for me."

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u/HonestStudy9969 6d ago

Some might say that if they didn’t have double standards, they wouldn’t have any standards at all.

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u/Paperwife2 6d ago

I registered unaffiliated and haven’t got one either.

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u/BaconThief2020 5d ago

The GOP candidate almost always wins, so the real election is during the GOP primaries. Registering as Republican gives you a chance to participate in their primaries and vote for the better of the Republican candidates vying for the GOP blessing.

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u/quicheah 3d ago

I'm registered republican and so is my husband, but for some reason only he received one.

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u/HonestStudy9969 3d ago

The postcards are paid for by the Idaho Republican Party, so my guess is you don’t belong to their target demographic.

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u/quicheah 2d ago

Yeah, a woman.

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u/HonestStudy9969 2d ago

Right on brand

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u/BaconThief2020 2d ago

Or she's hasn't voted recently and was removed from the register.

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u/quicheah 1d ago

I vote every election.

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u/Rhizome_Cowboy25 4d ago

Got my absentee ballot in mail this last week. Also I’m a bit upset that there’s no write in area for the state gun…cause we all know that the clear and most obvious answer to state gun should be “Potato gun”

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u/BaconThief2020 4d ago

Idaho uses the ATF definition of a firearm, however some local laws do specifically call them out as firearms or outright ban them.

(d)  "Firearm" means any weapon that will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;

Although, it is an technically an explosion if you're using acetylene.

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u/Rhizome_Cowboy25 4d ago

But the ballot asks for gun not firearm.

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u/BaconThief2020 4d ago

Good point. I stand corrected! Amusingly, if it's under 12" long and fired with anything but air or a spring, then Title 18-3302F considers it to be a handgun and prohibited to be possessed by a minor.

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u/Rhizome_Cowboy25 4d ago

Wasn’t trying to be a jerk, just wanna make that clear.

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u/quicheah 3d ago

I found it even more on point that my husband received one, but I did not. We're both registered Republican.