As a resident of a state that has joined the Vote-By-Mail revolution, the sight of people waiting for hours outside rainy polling stations seems antique. I received my ballot and all of the candidate/issue information a few weeks ago, which afforded me the luxury of spending a good amount of time filling it out at home in my pajamas with research/information at hand, then posting it the next day. Why isn't every state using this method? The upside:
* No polling place intimidation
* No confusion about where to go to vote
* No need to make arrangements for childcare or time off
* No malfunctioning voting equipment
* No need to hire and train poll workers
* Increased election process integrity through signature verification
* Lower election administration costs
* Increased voter turnout
Seriously, people, this polling station stuff is absurd! For more information about increasing the number of Vote-By-Mail states, visit: http www.votebymailproject.org.
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Yes! I was filling in my ballot and got to a race with two candidates about whom I knew NOTHING. I just had to randomly pick one, and I thought I was going in there prepared.
I'd love to be able to sit and hit Google while doodling on my ballot and sipping a latte in my bunny slippers. Then I could have figured out who these random, party-less candidates were who were running today, and I could have voted with a bit of intelligence.
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