If you are going to vote by mail, please mail your vote early. As soon as you get the ballot fill it out and send it back. Fill it out with care and read the directions carefully. I've been reading about a lot of legal fighting about how ballots will be counted. Republicans don't want ballots that arrive after election day to count. This ought not happen, but it's best to just get it over with.
Abundance of caution.
@futurebird Also, if someone wearing buttons and a hat for the opponent of the person you want to vote for offers to mail your ballot for you, say a polite "no thank you".
@futurebird
(In all seriousness, a few years ago there was someone doing the opposite nearby here in Portland: they were sitting out with a box and balloons and stickers proclaiming Democratic candidates, and a sign saying they'd collect and turn in your ballot for you. It really smelled to me like a tar pit scam for making Democratic ballots disappear. Several people called the police, but of course no laws were being broken.)
@pieist LAMO