Calipede here, this is my first time voting in person so I was admittedly a little out of my comfort zone.

I went to the poll worker and asked if I could exchange my mail in ballot for an in person ballot.

He asked if I had the ballot and envelope sealed and signed, I said no as I wasn't planning to do a drop-off, I wanted to vote in person.

He instructed me to put my ballot in the envelope, sign it, and put it in what looked like a drop box, then I got my sticker.

On my way out I saw the voting booths inside the community center.

My mail-in ballot was rejected in 2016 because my signature didn't match my DL, that's part of the reason I wanted to vote in person (among all the other fuckery). My ballot was also slightly stained because I had it on the counter because I wasn't planning on using it.

Is that normally how that works or was I coerced to do a mail in ballot drop-off instead of an in person vote?