by There are 13 days left until the ballots for the NRA Board of Director election must be received with the tabulating firm in Dun Loring, Virginia. As the factoid below from the Falls Township Rifle and Pistol Association illustrates, enough ballots were received late that they could have impacted the outcome of the election for some candidates.
If you have not voted yet, dig that February issue of the NRA magazine out of that pile of mail you put aside to read later. I would urge you in the strongest possible terms to vote for the NRA 2.0 reform ticket. You can find a list of the candidates here. Do not vote for more than 28 candidates total! Don’t forget to vote for the two write-in candidates – Paul Babaz of Atlanta, GA and Charles Brown of Dayton, OH. You must include their cities of residence.
To get an idea of how long it would take for your ballot to arrive in Dun Loring, VA, I ran the estimated times of delivery for a ballot sent tomorrow morning for a number of US cities. Rural areas will probably take even longer. In my experience, estimated times of delivery are the best case.
- From Los Angeles, Monday, March 31st
- From Anchorage, Monday, March 31st
- From Houston, Saturday, March 29th
- From St. Louis, Friday, March 28th
- From Chicago, Friday, March 28th
- From NYC, Friday, March 28th
- From Atlanta, Friday, March 28th
Thus, it will take anywhere from three to six days for delivery from the time you mail the ballot. Even if you mailed it from Fairfax County, VA, it will take two days. If you wait until next Monday to mail it, you might make it but I would not count on it.
