Oregon's Voting method should be done nationwide!

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228. Vote By Mail Solves a Whole Host of Election Issues

The evidence from the past few elections just seems obvious to me. Why does Vote By Mail sound less reliable compared to four hour lines in Ohio black neighborhoods. Why do some elections officials (usually Republican) insist that polling places be a long walk from college campuses. Why are voting machines distributed based on political advantage?

If you want a political ritual with your neighbors, have an election night party!

If you want the ritual of voting with your kids watching, take a walk to a ballot drop box or a US Mail box. Older children can help you research candidates and issues and learn about their civic responsibility. You have a unique opportunity to model your thought process while you fill out your ballot.

If you are worried about your vote being lost or not counted, go online to verify that the ballot was received.

Fraud is less likely because each signature is validated against registration images.

Have we forgotten the Diebold voting machine issues? The vote tabulation is done by machines that are in a centralized secure location. All votes come to the elections office on paper.....not as calculated entry on a spreadsheet.

If you are homeless, you have a way to cast a ballot. In traditional voting methods it could be much more difficult to establish residency in a specific precinct.

This is from the Oregon Secretary of State's office:

Voters must provide a residence address on the voter registration form, but this address may be any definable location in the county that describes their physical location. This could be a shelter, park, motor home, or other identifiable location. The mailing address of a person who is homeless or who resides where mail service is unavailable can be the office of the county clerk. Voters can pick up their ballot at the county elections office.​

In Oregon, we have been voting by mail for twenty years. I know of nobody who wants to go back to polling places.