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The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

If a person is alive at the time of voting, it makes sense to me to count it. They might die after the election before inauguration too.

Plus removing recently deceased people's already cast votes opens up creative violent ways to help your team which I'm not a fan of either