Since there seems to be confusion....
Yes, I voted by mail. Yes, I voted before the final date (which I think is November 8). About one-third of Americans vote by mail (about half in my state). In some locals, ALL vote by mail since in those areas there are no voting places. The Country Register of Voters mails me my ballot some weeks before the election and I may vote and mail it back whenever I choose. I voted this week. My parents voted last week.
Yes, I am an American citizen. I'm not a citizen of Australia; I don't know and I have no voice in what is or is not done in that country; Australia is a soverign nation that makes it's own choices.
No. I did not vote for Hillary or Donald. I left it blank. It is not mandated in the USA that we must vote and must vote in every part of the election; we are permitted to simply "skip" contests thus making no choice there - perfectly legal and acceptable in the USA. My wife did the same thing. My Dad voting for Gary Johnson as a protest to the two leading candidates (he is a "ditto-head" uber-conservative who would not vote for Trump, in large part to protect conservatism; this is the first time in his life he has not voted for the Republican in a presidential race), my Mom voted for Hillary as "an EVIL, EVIL person - less dangerous than Trump" - she always votes Dem on everything).
- Josiah
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