2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Report from my precinct in New York City [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Fully misinformed and probably not a NYer because any political NYer knows the State has low turnout and the city even worse. It's part of what you have to know to get anything done there.
Today will be interesting because polling is really hard in places with low turnout and inconsistent voters. Big State, you are trying to find say 20% who are Democrats who are going to vote but they won't be the same who voted before. Needle in a hay stack polling. Guessing. Whatever.
I'm in Oregon, also a closed Primary but with easy voter access, short deadlines on Party change and registration, we have automatic registration and we vote entirely on paper and by mail so no finding your polling place, no lining up, no rush and you get to use the internet while voting for fully informed voting. We get more than double NY turnout.
I think vote by mail would appeal to NY. Busy NYC people pride themselves on not having enough time to breath, so voting on their own timetable should serve them. Rural and suburban NYers currently have really short polling hours and rural voters always like by mail voting over having to drive into town at a set day and time.
NY should vote by mail and then NY would vote.