Reasons for Early Voting and Absentee Voting

What do you think would come out after the election that would not come out before it in terms to of a scandal? Even if it did, you have an unpopular POTUS that has four years to work the Executive branch to carry out theor preferred policies without having to worry about re-election.

 

I just pointing out that the possibilities of a “disaster” of any sort right before Election Day are not good reasons to stave off early voting.

 

Day 4? I thought it started yesterday.

Well, I voted yesterday morning.

Sure it's about laziness and convenience. I always sacrifice as little as possible. Even when I vote, I am usually thinking, "which one of these choices will cost me the most".

Apparently I am calendar-challenged. (see above)

But I admit, I like standing in line with the "early voters". It's a fun crowd. And I got a sticker.

 

I have mixed it up over the years in terms of when I vote, but I vote in person. I went after work on Monday and waited in line about 35 minutes, which is far longer than I've ever waited when voting at my precinct. I was happy to get it out of the way and saw no reason to risk an emergency popping up on election day, getting hit by a bus next week, or whatever else might happen. It also helped bring my anxiety level about the election down about one percent.

 

I think if every campaign knew that they had a deadline of two weeks before the election to dump their Oppo for an October surprise, there is likely not going to be any "major scandal" story after the election.

 

Isn’t that a good thing? Generally speaking, we want to know the issues, not who is better at scandal-leaking.

 

Yes, which is why I think a two week Early Voting window makes a lot of sense.

 

I don’t care whether or not there is early voting but I would certainly support adding another federal holiday. What’s better then having 11 paid days off is 12 days

 

You haven’t demonstrated any issues with early voting and no compelling reasons to vote on just one day. Requiring 160 million Americans to vote on the same day seems kind of idiotic.

 

Convenience and avoiding massive lines. In Tx during early voting period you can go to any voting location in the county. If you go on Election Day you have to go to your specific voting location.

 

We can see how principled their position is by how they respond when they learn they are disenfranchising potential Republican voters.

https://buzzzingo.com/analysis-how-arizona-republicans-voter-purge-scheme-backfire/

In recent years, Arizona Republicans have implemented proof-of-citizenship requirements for registered voters, claiming it was necessary to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting. However, Just Security reports that these Republicans have recently shifted their stance after realizing the law would disenfranchise a significant number of registered Republicans.

The issue arose last month when Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer discovered a glitch in Arizona’s driver’s license database. This glitch resulted in nearly 100,000 registered voters failing to meet the state’s newly revised proof-of-citizenship requirements. Richer filed an emergency petition with the Arizona Supreme Court, arguing that these voters should be deemed ineligible for upcoming elections. Ironically, he faced opposition from the same Republicans who had previously supported these rules.

Data from Just Security reveals why Richer’s filing alarmed Arizona Republicans: 37 percent of the affected voters were registered Republicans, compared to 27 percent registered Democrats and 29 percent unaffiliated voters.

Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told Just Security that the GOP’s reversal highlights their lack of genuine concern for election integrity. “In my effort to affirm nearly 100,000 Arizonans who hadn’t yet provided citizenship documentation into fully registered voters, the Republican Party and state legislative leaders joined the initiative,” Fontes said. “Their involvement was not out of concern for non-citizen voting—which they know isn’t an issue—but because more Republicans would have been affected, potentially altering legislative control and impacting certain initiatives. This was about political self-preservation. At this point, Arizona Republicans can no longer credibly claim that their concern is non-citizen voting.”

 

I'd like another day off too, but what people proposing this don't understand is that lots of businesses don't close on federal holidays. This conceit is the prejudice of a salaried office worker.

If you are a lower-paid hourly worker, you are likely losing money taking time out of the day to vote. Especially if your boss has a vested interested in you NOT voting.

 

Voting should be made easier, not more difficult. Elderly, folks with illness, assholes short on patience, all have difficulty waiting in line. Now throw in cold, rain or heat.

Throw out all the bs talking points your chosen media has driven into your brains. Come over to NPA and just dislike all!