Voting by Mail: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

With the 2020 presidential election nearing and a pandemic in full swing, John Oliver discusses why voting by mail is necessary, the fearmongering surrounding it, and why we need to start planning for November right now.
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[@toothpastehombre]

Oregonian here - we've had vote by mail for nearly 15 years. 15. Years. With next to zero problems. It is convenient. It is comprehensive. It is accessible. It is representative of the people. It is democratic. It is secure.

[@Arutha258]

@first last *Democratic republic

[@Arutha258]

@first last And furthermore. Our Constitution says every citizen has the right to vote. So if you truly agree with our Constitution, then you disagree with not letting citizens vote. This includes felons.

[@zmdumpbox2340]

All things ruling conservatives abhor, apparently.

[@Bloodshark123]

We have it in Washington too. Anyone telling you vote by mail is dangerous just doesn't want you to vote.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

​@first last We also get a couple weeks to look over and research everything and everyone on the ballot before sending it in. We also get to look online how our vote was counted to make sure they didn't miscount it. That's a big deal. Everyone who tries to take democracy out of this country should hang. By the neck. Until dead. Traitors should die. I'll personally buy the rope.

[@keithwoodcrest]

My God. Look at how calmly Tucker Carlson says we haven't had mail in voting for 200 years. Think about how many people saw that.

[@sarahstearns2968]

I can't believe I am able to still be so shocked and horrified by their manipulations but here we are

[@keithwoodcrest]

@@sarahstearns2968 Yeah. I find myself saying, "I'm not shocked - but I'm shocked" at least 4 or 5 times a day

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

Think about how many times people saw him spew his other radically ignorant opinions Bowtie carlson is a failure, only accepted by other failed "news journalists" like fox news, which ironically are banned in countries like the UK

[@molsongrrrl]

Tucker has the most punchable face. No mail in voting for 230 years?!? I guess he has no idea about military members? Didn't he hear his orange god votes by mail?!? I vote by mail in Florida. It's awesome.

[@keithwoodcrest]

@@molsongrrrl I bet its only going to be a matter of hours before we find out he's voted by mail his entire life lol

[@monmon1741]

It’s 2 weeks after the 2020 presidential election. This aged like fine wine Mr.Oliver.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

@lit lit that's fine, he's a Sewage Treatment Plant now.

[@emvandermeulen1908]

It’s 7 weeks after the election. He certainly got the taking a dump on stage part right.

[@aethelwolfe3539]

Aethel Wolfe “The press controlled state” by Charlamagne. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gV7Kaayhqaqgo8U

[@clarkwatson3217]

Fine wine ? Trump was right democrats stole the election by not giving an inch on verification of signatures on mail ballots

[@monmon1741]

@@clarkwatson3217 lmao you still on this fraud mess 🤪

[@michael_mcgowan]

As an aspiring artist, I actually have many fully functioning pencils and I know exactly where my pencil sharpener is, so I thought to myself, "I'm not living in a fantasy land." But, then I remembered I'm an aspiring artist... Well played, Mr. Oliver. Well played.

[@hypernovaneedsachillpill7088]

🤣🤣🤣

[@amelancholylady9109]

exactly the joke I was about to make as a graphic designer 😂

[@noahgray543]

"An aspiring artist is just an author before they get their obligatory drinking problem." - Stephen King Ok, Stephen King didn't actually say that, it was just my first thought when I read, "I'm an aspiring artist." But it sounds better if he said it.

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Same …

[@imac.13]

I know for a fact that I have pencil sharpeners, I'm still in school and an artist, but I could only find my one broken sharpener when he said that.

[@mashamitchell9574]

Calling Tucker a "human boat shoe" was the laugh I needed today.

[@danjo1967]

tuckers face is so punchable

[@Marble_49]

Swear his ruthlessness is quite uplifting in this mess ha

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

My boat shoes are offended by this.

[@NurseryLandscaping]

British humor? I don’t get the joke

[@marcasswellbmd6922]

Just looking at Tucker's face makes me laugh.........

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

I love how they can acknowledge that a higher voter participation can go in the democrats favor. Imagine thinking that having a higher voter participation is a bad thing. Quite the democracy we have going

[@anix712]

@@monochromaticspider Because the people who vote for them don't believe, or simply don't care that they're actually the minority (politically). They only care if they win.

[@Avatarbee]

Watch the rules for rulers video. It talks about majority suppression in democracys (amongst other things) Kinda insane that they flatout admit it.

[@whitetigr8337]

Yeah, they used to try to keep this shit more under wraps, but I guess these days they're more willing to say out-loud what they're thinking. Guess they figure if they have the government enough by the balls, then they can be as brazen and outrageous as they want and nobody can stop them. At this point, they feel they have a good deal of power, so they feel entitled to admit that the reason they don't want mail-in voting is because (they think that) it would work against them. I appreciate you bringing this up, because it really says everything about the Republican party you need to know: They don't care about the will of the majority. And that they are anti-democracy. And if they don't care about the will of the people as a whole, then the only other reasonable conclusion is that they care about themselves: Power, money, or whatever else they get for being in office, or for supporting those in office...that's what they care about. They care about GETTING something from their country, not about giving. Contrast that with what John F. Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." They've lied to us. They've stolen livelihoods from us. And they've told us it's our own fault. So this November, let's show them what we're made of. Let's give them the ass-kicking they deserve. 💪👊🤙

[@Shawk95]

Republicans seem to be highly scared of democracy. LOL

[@edwardzignot2681]

Republicans are the enemies of Democracy, what other conclusion can be drawn. They only care about keeping power.

[@palopatrol6010]

Trump: guys, dont vote by mail Supporters: ok *mail in votes are counted last* Trump: wOaH wHy aM i LoSiNg ???

[@Sammy-fq1lj]

hE diDn’T lOsE!¡! /s

[@dogcam8492]

The worst part is John predicted it

[@phanatic215]

Maybe he thought it was like when you invite someone to a party, and you tell them not to bring anything, but it really means "at least bring a six pack you cheap fuck".

[@Viking_Luchador]

@T H FALSE! he bankrupted THREE casinos

[@erlonger]

And he also voted by mail!

[@annalattus8484]

As an Oregonian I appreciated the shoutout. Our voting system doesn't get talked about near enough. It really is awesome.

[@calebcorrea7556]

As an Oregonian I agree

[@fayzaanvirk2731]

Same here in Wisconsin.

[@noafproductions6144]

"Stop playing politics with our lives." That gave me chills.

[@Caliekat15]

It's true and it is sickening

[@player_michaelous]

Same. It's so true

[@Fifthelement203]

noafproductions the US’ answer: NO. Never

[@brendaanneckelsamgc5583]

Voting by mail is critical to military, homebound, elderly, and disabled. It has been used for decades and it works. Thank you for highlighting the truth about voting by mail!

[@nicholasthompson7690]

I used it during college. Using it in this Election as well.

[@B_Bodziak]

I think you are mixing up "Absentee" voting with "Voting by Mail". To vote Absentee in many states, one must swear to a listed valid reason as to why you cannot make it to the polls: student, disabled, etc. Simply not wanting to stand in line for hours is not a valid reason. Edit: I am not personally saying not wanting to wait in line isn't a valid reason! That is simply what my state and many others have as laws on their books. It needs to change! I believe voting by mail AND online should be commonplace!

[@mourgraine221100]

@@B_Bodziak Why is that not a valid reason? Unless proof of fraud can be shown, why is that not a valid reason? Who decides what is a valid reason and what isn't?

[@B_Bodziak]

@@mourgraine221100 Oh, I agree that not wanting to wait in line IS a valid reason, but many states do not allow that!

[@edoardofrezet6671]

Lll

[@killerqueen5924]

incredible how he completely called the issues with PA

[@peteswafflemeyer5620]

Except non of it turned out to be a problem.

[@fthomason93]

Is it just me or is John getting better without a crowd? His power is growing.

[@RebeccaPaige]

Trump's attitude is "If the vote wasn't for me then it was fraudulent."

[@matthewchandler7845]

HAHAHAHA So true

[@michaeladkins6]

Just like his preferences in protesters.

[@joeberi1551]

Rebecca Paige Ayatollah Trump Ali gave ultimatum again!

[@dagochen]

If voting would change anything, it would be forbidden. - Vladimir Putin

[@gam3rmom3nt3]

@@dagochen hol up

[@EllieCarina]

German here, I haven’t voted in person in literal years, mail-in voting is so much easier, 10/10 would recommend

[@sanSDI]

In einem System in dem jeder Wähler automatisch zur Wahl gebeten wird, ist das super. Das funktioniert hier weil wir automatisch im System sind. Die Amis müssen aber einen so genannten Caucus oder Causus ausfüllen, dafür gehen Leute rum und stellen persönliche Fragen, wie, wohnst du hier, wie viele wohnen hier, Alter etc. Und das machen viele nicht, warum der Regierung was über einen erzählen wenn sie eh nichts für einen tut. EDIT Census, ich bin mir nun wirklich sicher das es Census heisst XD

[@morningstarbedell5318]

I always vote by mail very easy

[@gaenseblaemchen]

@@sanSDI bei uns gibt es auch einen Zensus. Aber das Problem ist ja eher, dass man sich in der USA bei jeder Wahl registrieren muss. Oder werden da nochmal die Fragen gestellt?

[@falconeagle3655]

America is a third world country right now difficult to go to the level of Germany

[@nicemelbs]

I'm not an American and we don't have the option to vote by mail. I live in a country where politicians cheat in every conceivable way. I remember when I was young, before we had electronic voting, votes were tallied by hand from the night of the election day to about a month until they release the final tally. Every election, it's a guarantee that electricity would go out for the night. Whether it's a national or local election. To me, mail-in voting seems like something our corrupt politicians would exploit. How does your country combat this issue? EDIT: I'm not implying that your elected officials are as corrupt as ours. With all the vote-buying, tampering and even murder, I just can't see mail-in voting being viable in my country.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

I worked a polling station in my town, where people distanced on their own, wore masks, used sanitizer, acted with adult behaviour, modelled said behaviour for their children, brought their own pens, and were polite, respectful, and responsible. My town is in Canada, so...

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

Also... absentee and mail in ballots were ALL counted. No signatures were required.

[@oncoucharrest5910]

What town had a recent vote in Canada?

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

@@oncoucharrest5910 the province of British Columbia

[@Pundae]

We kinda have to vote by mail in the military if we want our vote to count... and we're government employees

[@Vinciini83]

Calling Tucker Carlson a 'Human Boat-Shoe' is probably one of the greatest, deepest, and most intricately-layered insults I have ever heard. It effectively sums up the man's class, his entitled arrogance, his shallow existence, his actual relatability to his fellow Americans, and the microscopic value of all those parts in summation to reality. Bravo!

[@junkejinx6226]

He called him a wanker without actually saying it 😂 w-anchor

[@braxinIV]

sandy pandy Jesus Christ. This joke just keeps getting deeper. Like an anchor would......

[@adamross2256]

And your breakdown-analysis of the insult is insightful and informative. Not all heroes wear capes! :)

[@sharkbaitj]

I thought he meant white, soft, and rubbery...;/

[@RononDex35789]

Hey, boat shoes are cool do not defame them with a comparison to a reptile

[@andrewmlapointe]

There are sooo many amazing quotes from the episode. “Chernobyl casual” “You Human boat shoe” “First you have to know a dead person, which is hard they are anti-social” And I am only halfway through. Thank you John!

[@rainydaygirl57]

Yes!!! Thought exactly the same thing. So rewarding.

[@jfu5222]

"At a certain point, hunger outweighs fear" the official slogan of Taco Bell

[@dhabbott41]

Best comment by far.

[@gi0nbecell]

Voting by mail has been common and legal for many years for every citizen in Germany. You know, a country with a real, functional democracy. And if bloody works!

[@elaineb7065]

Germany does that. Things there either work, or get booted up the rump until they do. If for no other reason than every German learning all about the last two times things didn't work there.

[@TheDnadoctor]

I love how I can look back at this show and afterwards see how absolutely PROPHETIC you were!!!

[@numinousnihil3804]

John Oliver going OFF on Tucker Carlson is what I needed today.

[@amyashley3182]

I never fully understood the term “punchable face” before him.

[@joeberi1551]

Ayatollah Trump Ali gave ultimatum again!

[@marnimiller2048]

That was great wasn't it? Especially with the shitshow everything else is right now.

[@misosoup5ever]

"Chernobyl casual" is the best way to describe Corona-fashion rn

[@andrewmlapointe]

Agreed

[@jackkraken3888]

You're crazy, take this one to the infirmary.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

3.6 Roentgen, not great, not casual.

[@ryynerwicked2762]

Umm no not even close to accurate

[@Kamamura2]

WTF is "corona fashion"?

[@vincentguttmann2231]

The most interesting thing is that he himself voted via mail. And, additionally, voting machines are much more vulnerable, as was shown here previously.

[@justinrobertson5493]

It's scary how accurate he was in this video with what's happening.

[@Pluveus]

"If you think you're in any way prepared to bring a working pencil to a polling station, you live in a fantasy world." As a D&D player, I'm not sure if that was a shout-out or a call-out.

[@missybarbour6885]

So specific, and yet

[@elijahkulpinski4983]

*sweats in online campaign*

[@mohammedsarker5756]

man, i started playing DnD cus of corona, and now it feels like its everywhere lmao

[@rickc2102]

I write, and use a mechanical pencil a lot, have plenty of HB leads and numerous extra erasers. 🤷‍♂️

[@sachinaraszkiewicz785]

@@elijahkulpinski4983 Yeah, I switched to roll20 for the lockdown and I really have no idea where my pencils are :/

[@BigDickMcFlick]

I've never voted in person. Every vote i've made my adult life has been by mail (Thank you Washington State). I've been pissing Tucker off for years now and didn't even know it. Thanks for making my day John!

[@lachlanhudson7404]

Ive also only voted by mail my entire adult life #collegekeepingmeawayfromlocalpollingstations

[@Gaius__]

A classical example of a person doing good deeds just naturally, without even realising it 😁

[@16canadien]

Watching this while Biden flipped Georgia with those mail-in ballots.. Trump is probably punching the air right now

[@luiss.3866]

He was right. It's not like he's saying he doesn't want people voting. He doesn't want people voting by mail because he's guaranteed going to lose that way. Any other way he will win. And as I'm typing this I'm sure 173,000 more ballots with Nov 3 dates in them that all go to Biden will show up at a polling place in North Carolina.

[@LisaBeergutHolst]

@@luiss.3866 Trump literally said "stop the count" lol

[@LisaBeergutHolst]

Military personnel all vote by mail while on base. Guess Trump doesn't love the troops after all lmao

[@luiss.3866]

@@LisaBeergutHolst the election was over. It doesn't extend until the democrat nominee wins a lead. That's what he meant. Stop accepting late ballots.

[@luiss.3866]

@@LisaBeergutHolst Military bases are an exception. They don't really have a choice do they? And trump doesn't love the military is just not true. The only time I can think of is when he had a rally and them the to "clap you stupid basterds" ... oh wait that was slow biden.

[@dickbong3661]

That whole pencil lecture was extremely confusing before I remembered that right, I'm an artist, most people don't have multiple pencils, a kneaded eraser, and an electric pencil sharpener on their desk at all times.

[@ellendavis9272]

Imagine actually knowing where your art supplies are! I haven’t seen and eraser in months

[@Cadesworth]

Hello fellow fandom artist :>

[@hollyabair]

"Who owns a fully functioning pencil?" D&D players. Every single D&D player.

[@itchy-de]

But do you honestly believe a D&D player would risk their pencil for such mundane tasks as casting a vote?

[@hollyabair]

@@itchy-de that is a fact. I guess for my own personal use, I would find it an acceptable risk.

[@Blazer6464]

....a No. 2 pencil or a mechanical pencil?

[@hollyabair]

@@Blazer6464 yes. I have both. I mostly use mechanical but the erasers on those are abysmal so I also have a No 2

[@JonathanKillstring]

@@Blazer6464 That's a good shout. All mechanicals, everywhere I see.

[@kyledavis2758]

“First you have to know a dead person. That’s hard to do, they’re antisocial” COMEDY GOLD 😂

[@CC-xf4pz]

Kyle Davis no you don’t. The dead person could have lived at your residence at one point. Or in a nursing home... which if you look at the Covid death numbers in dem states, tends to be 40 some odd percent of the deaths because the Dems had a bill to keep and put Covid patients in nursing homes... think about that for a minute.

[@marisachapman6764]

I'm just watching this episode now. It's amazing how John predicted so many things that did happen regarding voting by mail.

[@lincolnsand5127]

I've lived in Oregon my whole life. And for over 20 years, we have exclusively voted by mail for every type of election. We don't have such a thing as in person voting. You also are automatically registered to vote when you turn 18 or get a driver's license unless you opt-out.

[@sport_and_tech]

"Dress Code: Chernobyl casual" almost choked me

[@evertvandenberghe]

Hear hear!

[@secretagent5954]

"chocked" 😭😂

[@rogermcgrath7946]

AMAZING. I LOL'd but in a genuine sense. Actually had to stop it, and replay it... chuckled like a horse.

[@TavisAllen]

Good try with English! I believe you meant to say "almost choked me!" A chock (noun) is a wedge placed (chocked - verb) under a wheel to stop it from rolling.

[@sport_and_tech]

@@TavisAllen Sorry mate, hard to keep up with all the 7 languages I speak :)

[@arigadatred5395]

People who have functioning pencils: - D&D players - Artists

[@inkboo_4293]

im an artist and i dont even have a functioning pencil

[@ReynaldoRivera]

To be honest, I play DnD 100% digitally. The only pencil I have is the stylus for my MS Surface Pro.

[@amypieterse3706]

as an artist, i must agree......WHERE IS MY PENCIL SHARPENER ?????????????

[@rogerwilco2]

Yup.

[@delaware137]

Mathematicians also have functioning pencils

[@ntombikayisenzimande1362]

my man said: "your dress code is chernobyl casual". death has become me!!!

[@WillRennar]

Another option: Get your ballot by mail, fill it out, and then drop it off at your nearest polling place or other designated ballot drop-off location. You can skip the line AND help keep the mail-in system from getting overloaded.

[@franz6047]

2016: John declares that he is desperately looking forward to 2020 2020: John fondly remembers the good old days of 2016

[@AWindy94]

This is a whole Mood

[@primarchkhas726]

@@AWindy94 if youre a soft little baby. Sounding like boomers already

[@CT-um7zq]

Remember his last episode of 2016 with the musical and fireworks that burned the numbers to a crispy pile of ash? Imagine how epic this year's last episode will be. I'll breath a sigh of relief

[@CT-um7zq]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoKZiIOlYtSKa7M

[@nathanlevesque7812]

@@primarchkhas726 it doesn't take much to set you off huh

[@Roboterize]

Voting in Germany: You always have the option how to Vote. On the voting-day or by mail or weeks before the voting in registered places.

[@Kakyo01]

And in germany the voting-day is on the weekend and not in the middle of the week during working hours. (Who would've thought that the voter turnout is higher if ppl don't need to go to work at the same time/day. >_>)

[@xxJOKeR75xx]

@@Kakyo01 ya, for some weird reason Germany wants their people to vote...like, it's a democracy

[@Aswedishzeldagirl]

Similar here in Sweden

[@ChuckNorris130194]

And no one ever trots out these boogeymen of "voter fraud" to scare people over 55 with less ability to discern bullshit (thats science btw)

[@TheUnillustratedChaos]

Du bist auch überall. Wait... Da ich das weiß, bin ich folglich auch überall🤔🤯 (we've definitely got too much thyme on our hands- get the reference🤨😁?)

[@LeBonkJordan]

My favorite photo of the situation in Wisconsin is that one of that guy standing in line (6 feet apart) holding a sign that simply said "THIS IS RIDICULOUS"

[@shannontobin7825]

Sometimes I remember that the past 14 months (and just the past four years in general) have not been normal and I get overwhelmed with realizing how absurd everything is rn

[@Sigart]

Times I laughed this episode: "Chernobyl casual" "My beef is _shredded"_ "You human boat shoe!"

[@pleasuretokill]

Taco Bell's slogan "At a certain point hunger takes over fear"

[@brianvice1144]

Weirdly shaped and disproportionately harmful to minorities got me

[@rockyallison6809]

And the dead person is antisocial.

[@ItsNatt09]

As an Oregonian, I died at "Dame Dolla for life".

[@malcolmwolfe8879]

You forgot: Dame dolla for life

[@ffeff8353]

"Your dress code is Chernobyl casual" -- you kill me, John Oliver!

[@dinobrya2]

LOL!!!!!!

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

You want him to do what to you? :-)

[@jasoneric4868]

John Oliver is treasure. He's precious for us.

[@JennzOrs]

Imagine telling your voters voting by mail is fraudulent, then losing because Biden's mail-in voters decided to vote 🤣

[@brandongratta9040]

The guy saying "no one under 65 can say they're afraid" is the same genius that said "we might need to let old people just die to let the economy open. I'm ready to die"

[@k.c1126]

I am almost persuaded to reply to him, "Well, get on with the dying, then!"

[@Gaius__]

Well, he should set a good example then.

[@johnd.1928]

U.S. military personnel overseas and other overseas USG federal personnel have been voting by mail for YEARS, and none of these people had a problem with it then.

[@AxxLAfriku]

ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear jon

[@hunterblane610]

AxxL That might be the random and irrelevant comment I’ve ever seen.

[@kappadarwin9476]

Because Democrats out number Republicans, so Republicans have to resort to voter suppression to stay relevant because after Trump Republicans are going to have a hard time appealing to his base when the day comes and Trump is no longer there for them.

[@TheKrinkled1]

The military has been voting by mail since 1864. republicans love riding the backs of the military all the while whipping the service men and women into subservience.

[@squanch4458]

It’s funny to me how Carlson is either blatantly lying or has no idea what he’s talking about

[@kilroy987]

I thought about the future next episode of Last Week Tonight airing with an audience and the loud applause, and a tear came to my eye. It will be a good time when that finally happens.

[@MustangChick922]

“Chernobyl Casual” I’m wheezing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waltzguy14151]

John Oliver's shows have remained consistently good since Covid19 broke out

[@773SleepyHollow]

I've had the same thought... Bill Maher, on the other hand, has dived in quality. I suspect that a big part of that is that a lot of John is not only bearable but in fact a plus, because he's very charming, whereas Bill is only tolerable in small doses, preferably while he is surrounded by other people who are often brighter and more charismatic than he is. (I know Bill is bright, but he's not half as bright (or as infallibly right) as he thinks he is... he also lacks John's winsomely self-deprecating touch. Bill is self-deprecating only slightly more often than DJT.)

[@Pastrybfs]

@@773SleepyHollow Bill feeds off his audience more than Oliver I think. Bill in his backyard is a little bit... meh. Whereas I don't even notice Oliver's lack of audience anymore. I still watch both though.

[@JoshJenrayAK47]

“You don’t have a pencil sharpener, and if you do, answer me this: WHERE IS IT?” Me, an artist: [looks immediately down and to the left] Right there… Also me, who has bad memory: ………I mean, it was……

[@jmperez1997]

Me, a teacher...Same. Also we are required to use black pen not pencil. Probably for security reasons

[@jamielynnlano]

Me!

[@fbaxter8551]

Me, an accountant: *looks down and to right at my collection of kid school supplies I buy after every back to school markdown* Try again Oliver, of course I buy so many because I keep losing them.

[@goestdummy]

Mine's right behind me, but I only got it yesterday so I guess it's just a matter of time...

[@plucas1]

MECHANICAL PENCILS 4 LIFE!!!! WOOOO! \m/-.-\m/ Am an artist and haven't sharpened a pencil in 10 years! (just don't ask were the replacement leads are)

[@Symphing12]

Re: owning pencils. You underestimate my stationery obsession!

[@jameschapman3737]

Well this aged superbly well.

[@Alcatraz152]

Voting in Switzerland: - every Swiss resident is registered at the municipalty they live in (mainly for tax purposes) - when there is a vote, every Swiss citizen (18y+) receives an envelope from the municipalty containing a voter card, ballots and a return envelope - ballots are filled out by hand with yes/no (or names in case of elections) - the voter card is signed - the voter card and ballots are put into the return envelope and sent back to the municipalty by mail

[@Raguel88]

Same in Germany

[@domninin]

@@Raguel88 In Germany we don't sign voter cards, because it could lead to the government tracking who voted what. Rest is true though

[@aryangupta2577]

Well I am sorry not all live in rich countries like Switzerland,some of the youth have to make their own country rich AGAIN

[@bruh5361]

@@Raguel88 I even got my envelope to participate in German municipality elections while residing in the Netherlands!

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Best way to trace desent is to let people put their name on it imo, election ballots themselves need to be anonymus.

[@christiantrosdorff1061]

Ok here's the thing: I was born and raised in Germany. Voting there means you get mail from the government early enough. No matter if it is a national, statewide or local election, you get either to choose to vote on location at the day in a school or wherever or you can choose to vote by mail. In some states they'll send you the forms with the mail including a free envelope included that has a printed on prepay stamp. In others you can just ring up or write you want a form for mail voting. And then you can vote the way you like. And surprise: It works and we never really had substantial problems with voter fraud. And now that they mentioned it in the show: A politician who urges citizens NOT to go to an election is a complete shame for a democracy and should immediately be thrown out. This is crazy illegal shit.

[@thomasmc9611]

The US is not a democracy and I would argue a politician pointing out the flaws in a system used to determine the direction the country should take even though it would likely damage his numbers is a noble one.

[@SuperLeica1]

Germany is one of the many civilized countries.

[@autogolazzojr7950]

@@thomasmc9611 He was talking about the Missouri governor's statements at 4:05, I believe. What he said was downright freighting. By the way, the US is a representative democracy.

[@sbnwnc]

Right. You live in _Germany_ a normal, functional country. The United States is not that. Not even close. HELP US!!

[@jacobh9264]

I am a German guy... our biggest problem with the election system is the debate about a gender equality in the parliament. When I saw this i thought that this is a report about rwanda or uganda....

[@DanSk451]

This should be trending # 1 right now. And for 2 more months.

[@JoshFromGA]

It's hilarious that as he was ranting about pencil sharpeners, mine was sitting in front of me. In my kitchen. Exactly where it shouldn't be.

[@vandalhandle]

“No one has a pencil sharpener.” The artists are angry, the graphic designers are googling 'what is a pencil?'

[@LynxHazard]

Why it's that beefed up, feature heavy, stick I use on my Wacom tablet or iPhone, right?

[@fatezaragosa2540]

Fool I own mechanical pencils cause I like sketching before putting it on the computer

[@UncleBuck3t]

Lmao when Oliver talked about pencils I was like “suckerrrr I got mechanical drafting pencils with high quality erasers and eraser refills” 😂😂

[@alienbacon656]

I have two pencil sharpeners! One normal obe and obe with the two holes for different pencil thickness.

[@adamboyd1132]

The drafters have a cup full of mechanical pencils on the desk. "What's a pencil sharpener?"

[@Anfangxs]

The USA: We send man on the moon, but voting by mail is supposedly a big thing. Tell me more.

[@sebastianlavallee706]

@Robbin Hood Have you heard about punctuation? I seriously can't make any sense of what you wrote.

[@inkmarxling]

It's just not true. Look up the many states where it successfully is done, including Utah :) Mail in ballots are safe, convenient, and make it easier to vote!

[@tlgpb0627]

Robin hood this is simply not the case. There is a system and it works super well. Secondly, wtf did going through garbage be a thing. Honestly, this is not a widespread issue and if you are experiencing your garbage being rummaged through, you may need to do some serious thinking. Maybe use a shredder....idk. also i have received a ballot by mail for years, it came in my mail like bills do and was convenient.

[@xGEOBOMB11]

@Robbin Hood except no one actually sifts though people's garbage just for the low chance of finding an uncasted, undestroyed ballot

[@aziegster]

@Robbin Hood Let's be honest. Ballads don't need one staging area, the world is their stage. Oh, wait. You mean, ballots? Fucking hell. You'd think an English guy that robs from the rich and gives to the poor would learn how to fucking spell correctly. Take some of those shillings you stole and enroll in a spelling class instead of arming yourself and the Merry Men with extra arrows and tights.

[@miltonvoight3374]

John Oliver is doing a great job of making me laugh without a studio audience.

[@monicareid8858]

You SO called it!!! You SO PREDICTED it!!!

[@missybarbour6885]

As one of those 107,000 Pennsylvanians who voted by mail in 2016, I would like to reassure you that they pack an "I Voted" sticker in the envelope for you! I will nevertheless be printing out that hamster in a speedo as well

[@raywhite7179]

They don't for us Utahns. :

[@GAY_RULE]

I dont care for a sticker but I do love the "I voted and Im not dead" sticker lol

[@moos5221]

how many stickers did you get in 2016? xD

[@mockingbirdfinch5783]

If we can do taxes by mail, we can certainly vote by MAIL. “9.9

[@greatcesari]

Absolutely true.

[@kungfumind.]

Word!

[@hectorheck1353]

Wow, terrible comparison.

[@johndododoe1411]

Taxes are done by name and can be corrected by name after the fact. Votes have to be anonymous and repeatedly stripped of any means to trace back any vote to the voter.

[@Matt-fl8uy]

@@johndododoe1411 You clearly have never voted by mail. You have a form in it that includes your name and party registration that is returned with your ballot (they are just separate pieces of paper). They still check off your name when you vote.

[@_TheGoddessinTraining_]

JO's sheer rage about pencils lmao

[@thecrescentsun]

Watching this in November is a trip

[@spicypancakeproductions5057]

The election was so nervewrackong, I had to go on my patio and smoke an entire joint by myself to relax

[@edgardelugo1733]

This year has been the longest millennium of my life.

[@virgovertigo8076]

Mood

[@tradingfriends]

Watching this after everything else that happened today alone, I thought this twitter mail voting thing was months ago

[@Mjgirl55]

AMEN!! 👍

[@emudeko]

Let's Bern the whole place down!

[@DeathBySnuuuSnuuu]

Ok zoomer

[@safetydoggo2721]

"Just don't vote lol" Excuse me? That sounds very anti democratic

[@douglaslangley9251]

@first last a democratic constitutional republic. This is the dumbest fucking take, we get it we are a representative democracy not a direct one, its still a democracy.

[@sovietmuffin501]

first last even if you want to be technical, we would be a constitutional democratic representative republic

[@annasnow9740]

Yep, from Missouri, can confirm he said this. 🤦🏻‍♀️ He’s following Trump to the letter. He and our senators don’t care about us.

[@jsmetalcore]

@first last It means the same thing, by saying the US isn't a democracy you're saying the US is a dictatorship.

[@youtubeluver2561]

When Trump is 1 candidate & I’m still undecided about Biden.....I just might not vote.

[@Drizzle015]

"... and not in a good way." That was brilliant.

[@thechemi5t]

What a truly prophetic video!

[@redreaper2752]

“Stop playing politics with our lives” well said ma’am.

[@DarshanIyengar]

That "Chernobyl casual" comment had me rolling!!

[@TheReptilianBrain]

Thank you for what you’re doing with your platform. You’re a better American than a depressingly large segment of Americans.

[@richardsleep2045]

Yes I've belatedly discovered a gem in our Mr Oliver. Nobody back here in blighty has a clue who he is, how the hell did I miss that? Brilliant, thanks.

[@mustymoose]

I live in Washington state where we have had only voting my mail for years. I really like it, no standing in line and you can sit down with all your info and take time to carefully decide all your choices.

[@puckstopper25]

Which is likely one of many reasons they don't want you able to do it.

[@aj383]

Oregonian myself, but I totally agree.

[@hunnerdayEDT]

Yeah, I can research every candidate and resolution before I vote. I love that about WA.

[@rhondablevins4466]

Akmal Ibrahim So obviously a troll that you don’t even know how ridiculous this comment was.

[@drpepperman2765]

@@akmal94ibrahim Okay, cool, but what's your point here?

[@DynoosHD]

USA: We are the best of the world. Also USA: We can't manage voting by mail. Laughs from Germany. XD

[@NationalistsRuinAmerica]

Prost, Minjung

[@kromit]

Briefwahl!

[@hillfoxtc]

😂😂😂

[@darxmurf]

Laughs from Switzerland too ^^ Americans superiors ^^

[@florianmarks2876]

Lamo

[@JediBlackbelt]

"Hunger Outweighs Fear" Also the slogan of the Bolshevik Revolution. What? Too Soon? Ok I'll see myself out.

[@Geekus]

Everyone, everyone, honestly, observational criticisms and much-deserved headshaking aside, what can we actually do to protect this election? How can we help the USPS when they've just announced that 47 states might not get their ballots on time? Like, it's not enough just to let it happen and then go "Yep, that happened, damn this country sucks", we actually have to do something right now.

[@yviruss1]

Appreciate your rightful sense of urgency.

[@Daenym]

I didn't even know there was a third Hemsworth. This is big news.

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

There is also a fourth Hemsworth brother! Larry. He's a pediatric surgeon with severe self esteem issues. 😂😂😂 (watch The Good Place season 3)

[@rodaxel7165]

He's on HBO's Westworld. Luke. He's aight. 😂

[@chrissterley3992]

They actually used a Hemsworth brother to play Thor in the play that Loki put on in Thor Ragnarok

[@sluttymctits4496]

This is exactly what I was going to comment. Glad I saw this first -- no one likes a duplicate.

[@cathl4953]

Third Hemsworth is no Hemsworth The one he is referring to is the fourth one

[@telchar]

"hey, I have a pencil sharpener!" "WHERE IS IT" "Shit he got me"

[@dragongirl7978]

SAME 😂😂

[@csquared4583]

I was like I have so many pencils wait no all the erasers are hard and don't work shit

[@je23508]

Hey, I have a pencil sharpener AND know it is my husband's home office. 😃😋

[@telchar]

@@je23508 damn! But do you have any fully functional pencils?

[@EAenergy]

dragongirl7978 I work in construction. We all use knives 😂

[@amirak129]

It’s been 2 months and I’m still laughing at “human boat shoe”

[@jessicacarr4933]

He bloody well called it

[@JohnZimmer-MannerofSpeaking]

Two important takeaways from this video: 1. If Trump loses the election in November, his game plan is to scream voter fraud and cause chaos. 2. Tucker Carlson is a human boat shoe.

[@angel8165]

Until he declares a coup

[@JohnZimmer-MannerofSpeaking]

@SnBergamo You could be right, but November is months off and who knows what else will happen between now and then.

[@schaapje666]

So just like the dnc in 2016?

[@Carewolf]

@@schaapje666 No like Trump in 2016, who screamed about fraud after having won! ;P

[@cameronburke8002]

If Trump loses he won't hand over the White House to Biden and the secret service will drag him across the lawn kicking and screaming.

[@mayalouwho2597]

“You human boat shoe” is the sickest burn I’ve ever heard

[@spiralbones]

Laughed so loud at that

[@AxxLAfriku]

Why is Donald Trump pretty and I am not? But why does he only have a wife but I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS who I show off in my masterpiece YT videos? Do you know the answer, dear mays

[@dylanbasil4100]

It’s was brilliantly delivered! I laughed out loud as well.

[@mrusi29]

Fucking epic. Tucker Carlson is one of the nastiest humans on this planet

[@FreedomForever2010]

I don't know, I thought, "At a certain point, hunger outweighs fear" being the motto of Taco Bell was the winrar.

[@jennifermulherin2947]

Oh wow...spot on!!

[@Theracooninyourbasement]

It's scary how accurate these predictions were

[@spicypancakeproductions5057]

John should have put money on it for sure

[@kitcoffey7194]

'Taco Bell: When Hunger Outweighs Fear." That burn was so good it cooked their food.

[@samualwatkins]

Dam, that’s steel melting temperatures.

[@kellym9190]

@samualwatkins Oh, you mean that shit their ground “beef” was filled with, prompting a recall of 2.3 mil lbs of it? 🤣

[@mollymcdonald4326]

Hilarious.

[@hallowen]

Someone needs to make a compilation video of all the times and ways John Oliver has ragged on Tucker Carlson. Because I would watch that on repeat all day.

[@QT5656]

YES please! 😁

[@neojc128]

Tucker Carlson's empty stares give me headaches

[@haft2beu]

that would be hot

[@lashinka2574]

Omg me too! 😂❤👏

[@Lethia13]

"sentient polo mallet"

[@michastrzelczyk7224]

omg I love Your brain man You are brilliant!! That Tucker bit lol

[@luminis6950]

This aged well. John is a prophet

[@oce1989]

Or a leftist mouthpiece reassuring people it's totally legit before mass fraud takes place.

[@JD.Knight]

No, Trump is just that stupid and predictable.

[@Nana-ff3gr]

"At a certain point, hunger outweighs fear" - Taco bell 2020 I'm dead

[@geraldpatterson3903]

and your stomach screams "GOD NOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

[@ulkotraqametfdaqqa]

Voting in Malta: When you are born, you are given an Identity Number When you are 18, you are eligible to vote When there is a vote, you receive your voting document (which has your unique Identity Number on it) at home On voting day, you go to your polling station with that voting document and vote Done. No registration, no fees, no hassle. It's called democracy, America, you should try it sometime.

[@Selcryn]

Many of us would love to, but the powers that be have convinced about half of us that we don't.... Halp, please. 😢

[@TheKueiJin]

I believe there's a segment on this very issue covered by LWT. The issue is that not all Americans have those Identity Numbers, and, as I understand it, it's quite the issue in America... as weird as it sounds.

[@luishenriques6416]

Malta is hardly the bulwark of democracy - I mean, could your government be any more corrupt? But even your voting is on par with every other developed nation (and yes that excludes the us)

[@Londronable]

@Belial No. People are against making people go out of their way/pay to vote because both of those are harder to do for poor people. The thing talked about here happens automatically, hence no barrier to entry. Incredible how you can miss that honestly.

[@fireflameburns5983]

@Belial - Weird, to me it sounded like the identity number thing was similar to a SSN....which we already have. Nothing in this comment reads voter id (an additional thing to a ssn/identity number)

[@ixchelbermejo9266]

The best thing about this pandemic time is this man.

[@lowlygrunt]

The rant about pencils - so true so true....

[@pilarespinosadelosmonteros184]

“Your dress code is ‘Chernobyl casual’ “🤣

[@oORodeaOo]

Quarantine agressive John is the best thing that came out of this Pandemic

[@JITCompilation]

"You human boat-shoe" is a FANTASTIC insult.

[@norge0209]

He brings me so much joy!

[@Nipplator99999999999]

I agree, and would like to add in Simon Whistler from Business Blaze here on YT, watching these two slowly "adjusting" to quarantine has saved me from becoming completely feral, so far.

[@groovinhooves]

John is 'revenge' for the American Revolution-the best.

[@jackmorgan5794]

Jay RichRogers because he has an army of writers, and he says what’s written in a script they give him, you crayon chewing idiot.

[@nomad4banter]

This is so relevant right now. John, you need to do a follow-up.

[@seanasdfghjkl6437]

17:26 - Hours after Biden's been elected. This was pretty bang on Mr Oliver.

[@ZepHezR]

Instead of "I voted" stickers, maybe they should distribute "I voted" pencils, much more useful than a sticker!

[@LiqnLag]

You are absolutely correct, I mean who the heck has a sticker sharpener still?

[@SadfoxGuyver]

You can eat that rubber

[@messman10]

But, how will you sharpen them?

[@flugsven]

Srsly ? (Professor Quirrel, is that you?)

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

It better come with a sharpener I haven't been able to find mine since 3rd grade, I think Jimmy stole it.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

I'm German. I love this show. But while we have a boatload of problems here, many episodes make me wonder what's going on across that pond. Voting by mail is such a standard thing here. They actually send you a return envelope along with your voting information and verification. You can decide whether you want to take that to the polling station and hand it over in exchange for your ballot or send it in to receive your ballot by mail. I used to always go vote in person and tried mail voting when I had to work. It takes time but it is incredibly convenient. All the information and deadlines are on there, there is little chance of error. Apply for mail vote (automatically invalidating your direct vote) by sending your verification back (or do it online or by phone, I think that works as well), get the ballot, make a cross, sign it, use the return envelopes that even come in two colours with lots of "how to" information. Put it in the mail. Secure, easy, convenient and relatively fast. It's like an episode about why the USA should have water pipes from non-poisonous materials or like, human rights or whatever. It feels so bizarre. We're not unconcerned over here either but it feels like we share half of your problems and are only half concerned about them. Same with going to the doctor for free or not going to jail without trial or all those other things. Then again, we don't have Adam Driver. Crush me like my crippling debt, you abominable leviathan! Break me like my faith in humanity, you fearsome hunk!

[@DuizhangLu]

It's a dumpster fire masquerading as a country.

[@danielsanchezbravo6527]

as the rest of the world, i don't understand u.s. citizens

[@MollyAhern]

Daniel Sanchez Bravo as a US citizen, I wish I could let you know but I'm just as lost

[@praveshsharma2820]

Daniel Sanchez Bravo It’s been a rough year for us and it’s getting worse.

[@OWLGSTV]

The US a Neapolitan ice cream of social economic problems just sprinkled with disproportionate death of blacks at at hands of law enforcement with a racism as 🍒 on top

[@Krahemeister]

I was so smug that I own a pencil sharpener until John asked me where it was. How dare you

[@jarodstrain8905]

In Kentucky one of the difficulties is that while the state supposedly has certain requirements, those requirements are in force differently in every district. Being a truck driver from Kentucky I have continually been told that being out of the state were work is not a valid reason to get an absentee ballot. But they only tell you this after they check what party you are registered to vote for.