your best bet is to learn what the rules are and to follow them. if you are supposed to bring id, bring it. if you need double the regular postage on your absentee ballot, then affix double postage. read everything available to you, and follow what it says. i suppose there is no guarantee that any vote truly counts, but at least you will have done all you could. if regular, lawful votes are all counted, then i do what i must to make sure mine are to the letter.