They're one in the same in MA, You have to request either one. I went onto the State of MA website and requested my ballot be mailed to me. The 3rd option was to vote in person prior to election day at Town/City Hall. Same as voting on Election Day. They check your name off when you request a ballot and when you submit your ballot.
Yup. I did the same for the 1st time this year. Not sure why it's such a hot issue. I would just make sure that it's stipulated that your ballot is postmarked no later then election day. However long it takes to count those votes after the election is irrelevant. Also irrelevant is how a State chooses to release that information to the media.
Trumps down 93k votes with only 600k remaining to be counted. Based on remaining counties, highly unlikely he can overcome that deficit. Looks like MI is the endgame.
Starting with #1, Your looking at a reinforced concrete structure in order to achieve that type of strength. We're designing houses here in MA that go up to 140 mph (3-second gusts), which is like a Cat 3 Hurricane.