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When active in the lodge, we engaged in the standard rituals that were part of the degree the lodge was opened in. So if it was a Master Mason’s lodge, we could perform the ritual of raising a candidate to the degree of Master Mason, and we could conduct business, like balloting and voting, business meetings, fundraising, special events, parties, etc. If the lodge was opened in the Apprentice or Fellowcraft degrees, the only things done there was enter a candidate or pass them to the next degree, but not any business. The higher degrees generally were the same. It is a kind of acting out of moral lessons and events to teach certain things.

Hey Vicki!Great question, and one I was dying to answer…Unsurprisingly this has to do with Trump’s stupid trade war. He’s threatening to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations agency which allows for global postal service so he could raise shipping rates for China, setting off a new front in the trade war using the postal system.Now in all fairness, the UPU keeps shipping rates low for developing countries. It has allowed China to ship internationally at low rates for five decades, even as the country has emerged as an economic superpower.But there’s another significant ramification involved here, because thousands of absentee ballots could be uncounted in upcoming elections thanks to President Donald Trump's objection to a treaty which governs the international mail exchange for nearly 200 countries.Without U.S. membership in the UPU, overseas voters could face high shipping rates for mailing their ballots as well as mass confusion, which could leave thousands of votes uncounted in 2019 and 2020."Military and overseas citizens already face enormous hurdles casting their votes," Matthew Weil, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Elections Project, told The Washington Post. "These citizens may be forced to pay up to $70 to return their ballots via private shipping companies, and it's not clear all states will accept ballots delivered this way."Originally formed in 1874 to support the international mail exchange, the UPU will gather for a summit this month in Geneva, where the 192 member states will discuss changing shipping rates. The U.S. plans to withdraw from the union if new rates can't be negotiated—a move which could have a cascading effect on U.S. democracy."If the United States withdraws, the country in which you are located may not deliver the mail ballot packet that we send, or timely return your voted ballot to our office," Colorado election officials wrote recently to absentee voters who cast ballots in the state. Officials advised voters to update their voter registration to ensure their ballots are delivered electronically in November's electionElection officials have begun warning voters of the possible change."Leaving the Universal Postal Union could have disastrous consequences for American voters overseas," tweeted Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos on Monday.Leaving the Universal Postal Union could have disasterous consequences for American voters overseas. This includes our active duty military service members stationed abroad, who already face challenging barriers accessing their right to cast their ballots. https://t.co/rqHfBNTdfY— VT Sec. of State (@VermontSOS) September 16, 2019In some states the deadline for sending absentee ballots overseas for the 2019 election will have passed by the time the UPU meets beginning on September 24. If the U.S. pulls out of the union after the meeting, thousands of voters may have incorrect information when they mail their ballots.The White House's latest gamble with the economy is a quintessentially Trumpian move: a bold threat to walk away from a multilateral agreement that works pretty well, while ignoring the unintended consequences that could hurt American business, alienate allies, and cause collateral damage to democracy.More than 350,000 Americans voted via absentee ballot in the 2018 midterms, mostly with postal ballots.And that is Donald J Trump for you. Destroyer of everything that works well for the average American…This answer is in part attributed to: http://washintonpost.com Fears of 'Collateral Damage to Democracy' as Trump Weighs Withdrawing From Global Postal Pact http://content.govdelivery.com http://upu.int and Julia Conley, staff writer

Pennsylvania doesn’t have “all mail voting” and isn’t a vote by mail state. What the 2019 Pennsylvania law did was to allow anyone to request an absentee ballot without an excuse. [1][1][1][1]One can see the variety of state laws on this subject:VOPP: Table 2: Excuses to Vote AbsenteeOnly 16 states still require excuses, and some have moved to all-mail voting. My state of Virginia removed the excuse requirement this year.Republican congressman Mike Kelly and other defendants argue that the statute passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 2019, and voted for by nearly every Republican, is against the Pennsylvania Constitution.[2][2][2][2] Pennsylvania, like many states, has way too much in its constitution that ought to be in statutes. Here’s the section on Absentee Voting:§ 14. Absentee voting.(a) The Legislature shall, by general law, provide a mannerin which, and the time and place at which, qualified electorswho may, on the occurrence of any election, be absent from themunicipality of their residence, because their duties,occupation or business require them to be elsewhere or who, onthe occurrence of any election, are unable to attend at theirproper polling places because of illness or physical disabilityor who will not attend a polling place because of the observanceof a religious holiday or who cannot vote because of electionday duties, in the case of a county employee, may vote, and forthe return and canvass of their votes in the election districtin which they respectively reside.[3][3][3][3]Kelly argues that only absentee ballots for the excuses listed can be allowed, It would seem to me that the constitution requires provisions for absentee voting in these cases, but does not limit it to them. Such a suit is only proper before the election, not after everyone has already voted. And Kelly demands all absentee ballots be set aside, even those expressly allowed by the constitution. There would be no practical way to separate them now, so Kelly’s “remedy” would be unconstitutional as well. Also the remedy would probably run afoul of the U. S. Law that sets the date for the selection of electors.The date for the counties to certify elections in Pennsylvania is November 23, but to stop that, the court would have to order an emergency injunction; courts don’t do that when the case is unlikely to succeed. There is no statutory date by which the state must certify, but the electors meet to vote on December 14.Trump couldn’t raise this challenge in another state with a different constitution.Footnotes[1] Governor Wolf Signs Election Reform Bill Including New Mail-in Voting[1] Governor Wolf Signs Election Reform Bill Including New Mail-in Voting[1] Governor Wolf Signs Election Reform Bill Including New Mail-in Voting[1] Governor Wolf Signs Election Reform Bill Including New Mail-in Voting[2] Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell Request To Declare Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional In Pennsylvania, Deny Results From 2020 Election Mail-In Ballots[2] Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell Request To Declare Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional In Pennsylvania, Deny Results From 2020 Election Mail-In Ballots[2] Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell Request To Declare Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional In Pennsylvania, Deny Results From 2020 Election Mail-In Ballots[2] Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell Request To Declare Mail-In Voting Unconstitutional In Pennsylvania, Deny Results From 2020 Election Mail-In Ballots[3] The Constitution of Pennsylvania[3] The Constitution of Pennsylvania[3] The Constitution of Pennsylvania[3] The Constitution of Pennsylvania