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68. What's wrong with early voting?

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Sat Oct 31, 2020, 09:09 AM

Oct 2020

Why eliminate it

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How about this??? [View all] greytdemocrat Oct 2020 OP

Screw that... lame54 Oct 2020 #1

No. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #3

Do you have any idea how many people work weekends? Why in the HELL do you want to niyad Oct 2020 #14

Doesn't make sense. We're all seeing the blocks-long lines for early voting so we can... brush Oct 2020 #2

It makes perfect sense. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #5

I don't agree. With early voting people have several days to vote at their convenience. brush Oct 2020 #10

Who says? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #23

You do you. Let other people vote how they want to. brush Oct 2020 #26

INcorrect, this MUST be at everyone's convenience relayerbob Oct 2020 #30

I waited in line for 3 hours to vote yesterday. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #84

Obviously you've never done shift work. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #29

You also fail to understand that actual voting locations have been PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #77

Aside from your proposed details, elleng Oct 2020 #4

Things can change. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #7

You know, that sounds rather threatening. niyad Oct 2020 #37

Indeed they can. Mariana Oct 2020 #62

Hell no! notinkansas Oct 2020 #6

Why is this harder? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #9

What, exactly, is your problem with early voting? With mail-in voting? niyad Oct 2020 #18

It makes people lazy. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #32

Again, what about those people who will be scheduled to work those two days? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #36

Or have, say, religious or other commitments on the weekend? Nexus2 Oct 2020 #88

Thank you. I hadn't even thought about that. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #92

It makes people lazy?? Really? That statement is ridiculous, almost calvinistic. niyad Oct 2020 #41

Some people may be sick or in hospital or workibg Tribetime Oct 2020 #52

We are lazy because we prefer to vote by mail after working all day including weekends ? JI7 Oct 2020 #58

Even if it were true that it makes people "lazy" Mariana Oct 2020 #63

True Democrats Tink41 Oct 2020 #86

It makes things very short. notinkansas Oct 2020 #21

The goal is to get votes placed and counted relayerbob Oct 2020 #25

You're leaving something out. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #35

No, you're trying to disenfranchise voters relayerbob Oct 2020 #40

I don't think s/he will be opposing anything in this thread any more, so sad to say ... progree Oct 2020 #55

It would appear that post was removed relayerbob Oct 2020 #72

Thing is, when you have a post removed in a thread, you can't post in that thread anymore. Iggo Oct 2020 #79

I understand relayerbob Oct 2020 #81

No, you're leaving something out. Captain Stern Oct 2020 #69

Every state should adopt the Colorado style of voting world wide wally Oct 2020 #8

A lot of people don't like voting by mail. LisaL Oct 2020 #11

Then you just put it in a drop box world wide wally Oct 2020 #13

What are you going to put in a drop box if your ballot never arrived? LisaL Oct 2020 #15

You call county clerks office marlakay Oct 2020 #34

Not until that asshole dejoy. niyad Oct 2020 #16

Seattle Here Anything Other Than Vote By Mail With Emergency Polling DanieRains Oct 2020 #17

I don't agree with any single, no option, system relayerbob Oct 2020 #27

How about NO? LisaL Oct 2020 #12

LOL greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #38

Dumb greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #19

Thank you! n/t greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #39

There are many people for whom Saturday and Sunday are Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #20

Tuesday is a regular work day for most. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #42

Pay a person to vote? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #80

So you are too sick or in the hospital during that time and can't get ass in gear. Too bad? n/t zackymilly Oct 2020 #22

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #43

No. Make it two weeks relayerbob Oct 2020 #24

Two weeks, twenty four hours a day, Last week of October, first week of November csziggy Oct 2020 #93

Not a good idea at all. Talitha Oct 2020 #28

Why??? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #44

I would be against that idea. IrishEyes Oct 2020 #31

That's cool. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #45

Nope. That can only be proposed by someone who has only ever worked a regular PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #33

You will find a way greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #47

Vote by Mail IS an answer and it's worked perfectly well as can be until now JI7 Oct 2020 #59

So, we shut down all hospitals that weekend. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #75

Hell to the no BlueInPhilly Oct 2020 #46

???? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #48

Mail in voting is working great in Colorado Rorey Oct 2020 #49

How about election day canetoad Oct 2020 #50

Fuck No! denbot Oct 2020 #51

I like the double time for people obliged to work! I may add that to my suggestions below. GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #54

No - Absentee and Mail-in ballots available 6 weeks out. GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #53

I think you're narrow minded. GeorgeGist Oct 2020 #56

And that's putting it nicely JI7 Oct 2020 #60

Many people work Saturday and Sunday. Your suggestion would make things worse JI7 Oct 2020 #57

Visualize where I'd like to tell you to stick your proposal and your punitive inflexible "reasoning" NBachers Oct 2020 #61

Visualize me there to assist. With a sledgehammer and perhaps Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #65

I really do think ballots should be sent to the voters Doreen Oct 2020 #64

No. rownesheck Oct 2020 #66

Which problem(s) would that solve? Captain Stern Oct 2020 #67

What's wrong with early voting? rusty fender Oct 2020 #68

Unrec. panader0 Oct 2020 #70

Why do you think this is a good idea? nt. Mariana Oct 2020 #71

Have you seen the lines of two week early voting, massive mail in voting? You want two days and LizBeth Oct 2020 #73

Why? Not everyone works Mon - Fri. Early voting has shown many more will vote lettucebe Oct 2020 #74

IBTTS. Iggo Oct 2020 #76

Unrecced and trashed. nt Wednesdays Oct 2020 #78

Uniform early voting of 21 days, then voting on traditional Election Day. Blue_true Oct 2020 #82

Nope. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #83

4 weeks of voting prior to election day. ecstatic Oct 2020 #85

Why limit it? mcar Oct 2020 #87

A very simple difference between the two parties. Iggo Oct 2020 #89

Nope Meowmee Oct 2020 #90

We should have automated polling kiosks on every street corner in the nation pecosbob Oct 2020 #91