I have written letters since I was a girl growing up in Las Vegas, in a home that was riddled with addiction. Letters were my escape; my lifeline to friends I made at camp, friends who went off to college, and eventually, to the girl whose family would adopt me as an adult.
While I now work exclusively in digital media , my previous role was that of Head of our print business, which drove tens of millions of pieces of mail, across holiday cards, wedding invitations, and wedding save the dates. It was a great professional joy to support the USPS.
I bought the domain after the 2018 midterm elections. Voter disenfranchisement seemed ripe to continue and perhaps mail-in-ballots might be a balm to all the gerrymandering and voter suppression. For many, stamps are expensive. Getting to the post office? Impossible during working hours. Some even call ballot postage a voting tax, given the burden it provides poor or houseless voters. Additionally, it's all confusing. When are application deadlines? Is there an absentee ballot application to begin with? How many stamps do you need on the ballot, once you get it?
This is my small attempt to address a systemic problem. Join me?
Christina Maria