mail in voting

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(06-08-2020, 08:08 PM)hollodero Wrote: Corona might be one, if you're in the high risk group especially. But since you vote on a normal workday (also, what is that? Why? That imho is a prime example of voter suppression!), simply job and time issues might be a good reason, as far as I would guess. When seeing those long lines, I'd wager in some districts many employees just won't have the possibility to appear in person.

As to the Why? I agree; it should be a National Holiday each year. I would love to see Columbus Day replaced with Patriot's Day on the first Tuesday after a Monday in November. 

As to the rest: I guess I'm kind of jaded. I was in Afghanistan when they had their first ever "free" election. I watched folks travel 8 plus hours across hostile country just to have their vote counted. It seems we as Americans are finding walking around the corner to be too inconvenient or suppressive. 

Folks dispute the thought that mail in voting can be manipulated, but I'd wager as it grows so does "evil doers" attempts to corrupt it. Wasn't the Iowas caucus this year an attempt at automated voting?