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Voting Is Your Right - And Mayor Garcia Is Trying to Tamper With It.

3/23/2013

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In last night's mail (3/22/13), I received an innocent-looking mail piece from Mayor Garcia's campaign.
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Inside were two pre-printed, addressed postcards to assist voters in requesting absentee ballots.  On the surface, this seems like a very kind and sincere gesture to assist people in having their voices heard.  Then my husband pointed out a troubling detail.
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Look closely at the address on the back.  It's a Miami Springs P.O. Box, and not the actual Miami-Dade Elections Department.  For the record, the proper contact information for Absentee Ballot Requests is:

Attn: Absentee Ballot Section
P.O. Box 521250
Miami, Florida 33152

Phone:
305-499-8444


Email:
ABUnit@miamidade.gov

Naturally, the question then, is - what is at P.O. Box 661413 in Miami Springs?
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Yes, you read that correctly.  The Mayor is trying to trick voters into sending Absentee Ballot Requests directly to him, instead of to the Miami-Dade Department of Elections where they must go to be processed.

The deadline for ballot requests to be received is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27th.  That is an awfully tight turn-around time, and there is a genuine risk that someone might send back one of these cards, thinking it is going to Miami-Dadel Elections, and miss the deadline.

Shame on Mayor Garcia for putting campaign tactics ahead of sincere concern, and putting your rights at risk in the process. I think he owes us all an explanation, and an apology. 
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