Just got a text from the county clerk's office.

[boonecreek]

My ballot for tomorrow's election has been received and will be counted.

[LakeVermilion]

1. Wisconsin or Florida?

[boonecreek]

2. Illinois, sorry.

My county (McHenry) has this feature called Ballottrax that I signed up for
so I'd know my ballot was received. Will be keeping an eye on Wisconsin and
Florida as best I can though.

[ancianita]

3. Of course it will -- you're in Illinois. Florida doesn't even provide vote count verifications.

So it's not just you; NO ONE can keep an eye on the vote count that Florida won't even be transparent about.

[radical noodle]

7. I wonder if that depends on the county?

Friends in Marion County say their mail-in ballots can be confirmed by checking online. I always vote in person so have never tried it.

[ancianita]

9. I went through a sub-window of Vote.org and saw that FL is one of a few that don't verify votes.

Then I checked on the FL Sec of State's site, and found out there is absolutely nothing about vote verification, only how to register and vote.

So I'll stand by the claim that it's statewide, unless you pass along your friends' link that shows anything to the contrary.

[radical noodle]

10. This is where they say they checked

As I said, I've never tried it, but it is for Marion County voters. There's a link to track your mail ballot.
https://www.votemarion.gov/Ways-to-Vote/Vote-By-Mail/Check-Your-Mail-Ballot-Status

[ancianita]

11. Thanks. Having read it, I believe you. There is no such page on the Manatee County Supervisor

of Elections site.

Also, Vote.org lists all 50 states, and then next to their names, has columns that provide numbers for registration, total votes, and vote count verification. So even if Marion County verifies its votes to voters, apparently my county (Manatee) does not. So then it makes sense that Vote.org would have the verification column next to Florida as "not available" if not all counties verify.

Voting isn't the problem for Democrats in Florida. It's the state's vote record keeping that's the problem for Democrats. For mail in voting, one doesn't get a tracking number unless one literally gives a postal employee the ballot, and maybe even then worker might not be able to issue a tracking number. Still, I could try that this next cycle. There is no transparent chain of possession from precinct to the county Bds of Election Commissioners to the FL Sec. of State's office. In between my hands and the Sec of State's office, even my mail in ballot bar code can be tampered with. Or destroyed. Or the ballot burned.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/keep-tabs-on-your-mail-in-ballot/

[radical noodle]

12. Even with ballot tracking I don't trust DeSantis

Voting in person is my control freak coming out. I want to put that ballot into the machine. Even then, I wonder where it's gone these days.

I had originally thought all counties did ballot tracking, so it's an eye-opener that apparently that's not a thing everywhere. Thanks for that info.

[Amaryllis]

6. WE have it in Oregon too.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. yay. ding . this.

happ y happ y joy joy.

[dawgdan]

5. I wonder

Is Elon handing out money there too?

[boonecreek]

8. Nope.

Our elections are strictly municipal and township. Went to the county
Democratic Party website and voted for their picks.