Voting

elainechem

This has been a subject of discussion in my support group recently. One man told us that he voted on behalf of his wife because he knows how she would vote if she could. She's currently on hospice, she cannot walk, talk or feed herself. She certainly can't sign her name. He admitted that he forged her signature. I told him that I didn't think it was right since this was him voting twice. I wonder if he would have been so insistent on voting for her if her political beliefs had been the opposite of his?

In my case, the last time that my late husband voted unassisted was at a local election nine years ago. He died of EOAD in 2020.

In 2016, I ordered absentee ballots for the primary election. When I gave my hubby the ballot, he looked at it and said, "Who are these people?" I assisted him in completing the ballot, but I felt somewhat guilty about it. When the time came for the general election, I downloaded a sample ballot. I photoshopped out the part that said "SAMPLE BALLOT" and printed it. Again, hubby had no idea who any of the candidates or issues were. I helped him complete it. Then I shredded it after he went to bed. A couple of times after that he asked whether he had voted yet and I told him that he had. After that election, he never mentioned voting again.

What are some of your solutions to the voting issue?

Iris L.

I didn't want to respond about voting. I have been wondering how you handled your brother wanting to drive to Florida to visit his step-daughter and her newborn.

Iris

elainechem

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/227920#Comment_227920

He went to Florida. There was nothing that I could do to stop him. He got back home safely. I am powerless at this point.

Iris L.

I'm amazed.

Carl46

I drove my wife to the polls and helped her complete the ballot. Her signature is illegible, but that doesn't matter. She knew who she wanted to vote against and what she thinks about the abortion issue, and I helped her fill in the little ovals. On things she didn't care about, I left the ovals blank. This is probably her last election. At the rate things are going, she won't know there even is an election next year.

Carl46

In Missouri, assisting a disabled person in completing the ballot is specifically permitted.

cdgbdr

I had been helping DH the last two elections. This year I got absentee ballots. He could sign his name in a fairly recognizable way. He knew who he wanted and I filled in the "bubbles". I don't know how many more he can participate in.

GiGi1963

GiGi1963

Even though I knew how my husband would vote, he didn't even know there was an election. I tore up his ballot.

jsps139_

since I take my husband everywhere with me, he went with me to vote. He asked if he was voting and I said …. No, I didn’t register you this year because you said you didn’t want to vote. (fiblet). He looked relieved and said … oh good. He had no idea who was running or for what.