Please Sign the Petition~ Miami-Dade Quietly Implemented Closure of Bathrooms At All Polling Places

[HeiressofBickworth]

39. Yet another reason I appreciate

that the State of Washington has mail-in ballots. If you are a registered voter (which isn't hard; can be done on-line) you get a ballot and return envelope in the mail about 3 weeks before the election date. They also send a voter pamphlet (one per household) with all the measures on the ballots, including pro and con statements by supporters and bios of each of the candidates. The completed ballots can either be sent back by mail or, at least in my county, there are several drop-boxes around where you can drive up, don't even have to get out of your car, and deposit the ballot. Ballots can be returned anytime after you receive them and before the election date.

If we can do it here, why can't it be done in the other states. No registration difficulties, no lines, no bathroom problems.

It drives me mad to read about all of the efforts in other states targeted against specific groups of people. There was an item on one of the MSNBC programs (sorry, forgot which one) where a group of people did a test run to their assigned polling station. It took over an hour by bus with a couple of transfers along the way. I'm sure I don't need to mention the color or economic status of the people affected by this.