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I can't imagine having to vote in person again. My husband and I sit down with the ballots and pamphlets and he tells me how to vote (kidding...) No we go through and talk about all the initiatives, which are monstrous this year, and even the local candidates, and take our time with the very long ballot. We'll have it for at least 2 weeks before it has to be returned. If I went in person I'd have to take notes along with me.
Oregon and Washington vote almost exclusively by mail and it works well and turn-out is very high. Recommend that all states do this...No more worrying about lines, machines, intimidation, being too busy on election day, etc.
And yes to those who stress about "illegals" voting it is a secure process.
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Brilliant. An informed electorate is always the best protector of Democracy. I also expect it's cheaper to do the election this way.
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I am my municipality's election official. My state has vote by mail as well...it was formerly called "absentee ballot" but now you don't need an excuse to ask for one.
I've read sample ballots from CA that were as long as a small novel and I am glad my state doesn't have anything as confusing as I&R. Reading all of those ballot questions makes my head spin, and I consider myself to be informed of politics. I wonder if people just press all "yes" or all "no" or just don't vote at all. My local sample ballot is approx. 11x17 and folds up like a map.
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I like going and voting in person. It seems like an event. But I have never had a ballot that took more than a few minutes to read and understanding, and have never had problems with lines in anywhere that I have voted. I can see why voting by mail works for many people though.
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just three ballot questions this go round
vote NO on all 3 iirc :devil:
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billb -- a card carrying member of the party of NO.
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RgrF wrote:
billb -- a card carrying member of the party of NO.
apparently you read the red (pamphlet color) state voters pamphlet
No changes our sales tax from 6.25 to 3%
You would probably kiss some party's arse and vote the way you were told, eh ?
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Any "red" states even considering this? Conventional wisdom says more people voting usually favors Democrats, so Republicans find every backdoor objection they can slap together to anything that makes voting more convenient (see "motor voter".) And I would imagine the Democrat election machines in older blue states wouldn't be in a big hurry, either, for reasons they'd rather not discuss.
