Oregon's Voting method should be done nationwide!

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123. The lines are only a problem in states with mixed systems

(or states with an "election day only" system).

I'm sure it is no news to you, but many states that have added early voting locations, and/or added or expanded mail in options, are making budget assumptions that vastly overestimate the number of people who will take advantage of mail in or other early voting processes. Many jurisdictions cut election day resources to the bone, and end up being overwhelmed.

States like WA and OR that mail every registered voter a ballot, which the voter can either mail back by the mail-in deadline or drop in secure dropbox anytime from the date the ballots are mailed out until 8pm Nov 8. (Or if the voter needs help, they can go to an accessible voting center.)

There are no lines on election day in OR and WA because election day is no different than the day before, or the day before that. Same number of secure dropbox locations. Same ballots. Same process.

In states with mixed systems, early voting, mail in voting, and election day voting are all different processes that involve different rules and resources. It's a formula for problems.