Absentee Ballot: How much does it weigh?
I’ll tell you, even if the P.G. county board can’t.
The ballot consist of two sheets, double sided, and the envelope with a statement you need to sign. On the envelope is stuck a custom printed return address label (with my address). The envelope also says something like “extra postage may be needed”.
It does indeed need extra postage, and since I seldom mail anything I had to look up the cost. I put enough on for three ounces, but decided to swing by the USPS during lunch. The ballot weighs 1.30 oz, so you will need to pay 59 cents.
I can’t understand why the custom ballot, created just for me on my request, (but presumably weighing exactly the same as everyone else’s), couldn’t have had that figured out in advance.
2008-11-03 23:00 by Standard Mischief, Filed under:deranged rants 5 Comments »
DirtCrashr Says :
Two Stamps. We’ve been doing it this/that way for the past several years/elections – it’s just easier on the brain, you can turn off the media.
2008-11-06 15:10 PermalinkStandard Mischief Says :
Yea, but my stamps are leftover from two USPS rate hikes. I bill-pay on line and don’t even know what a first class stamps costs nowadays. I also don’t have any of the newfangled “forever” stamps.
I ended up sticking on 2 stamps and then two 2 cent stamps to get to three ounces.
2008-11-08 12:34 PermalinkStandard Mischief Says :
Oh, and i was going to do a series on the series of balot questions, never got around to it before the election.
2008-11-08 12:35 PermalinkDirtCrashr Says :
We bought a wad of “forever” stamps at Costco. I like to float my money at my own discretion, so avoid online billing.
2008-11-09 20:35 PermalinkHell, a custom ballot should come with a pre-paid envelope – like Netflix – why not?
Standard Mischief Says :
I changed over after the anthrax attacks.
I don’t believe the float would even cover yearly postage, (and you’re talking to someone who flexes his credit cards until they say uncle).
After using it for a few years I’d pay a $2 flat fee per month for the convenience factor alone.
2008-11-09 21:24 Permalink