She drank hard liquor, smoked cigars, carried a 10 gauge shotgun and a .38 Smith & Wesson, gambled, fought duels, punched out men as an old woman, and received special permission from the mayor of Cascade to be served in any bar. She broke barriers of
race, gender, and age during her time, and let no one stop her.
Stagecoach Mary was a character in a 1976 public television documentary (South by Northwest: Blacks in the American West) where she was played by Esther Rolle (start at 9:29 for the section on Mary Fields). Dawnn Lewis played Stagecoach Mary in the 1996 Western comedy TV movie, The Cherokee Kid. And in the 2012 TV movie, Hannah’s Law, Fields was played by Kimberly Elise. But I agree. She needs a movie of her own.
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They read as follows:
“For people who feel unsafe about voting in person but now fear the USPS will be unable to deliver a “mail-in” ballot in a timely fashion.
There is a way around it:
1. Request a mail-in ballot.
2. Do not mail it.
3. Google your supervisor of elections to see where you can drop off your mail-in ballot. Its usually NOT THE POLLING PLACE. All states allow this!
Here is what you’re accomplishing by doing this:
1. Your ballot gets in on time no matter what happens to the USPS.
2. You don’t have to worry about standing in long lines and risking infection. You’re just stopping by to drop it off.”
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i’m certain that i’m not the only one who’s made a post about this information, but i wanted to share this anyways, for anyone who doesn’t know this!
ALSO— double check that you’re registered to vote!!!!!
IMPORTANT!!
This is not true for all states. In the state of Tennessee your ballot -must- be mailed to be counted. I was hoping to drop it off but looked up the rules just to make sure and sure enough:
“What is the deadline to return my ballot so it can be counted?
You must mail your ballot in time for your county election commission to receive it no later than the close of polls on Election Day.
Can I hand deliver my ballot to the election office?
No. You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.).”
This could be true for your state as well. PLEASE look up your states Absentee Voting options, some states have made it easier bc of COVID but there are some that haven’t. I don’t want people to be disappointed if their vote doesn’t count because their state had ridiculous rules.
