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Originally Posted by RUCdaze
We should go back to the old days and vote on the first Tuesday in November. Make Election Day a national holiday, keep the polls open for 14 hours, and make courtesy transportation available to all who need it. If you don't care enough to vote on Election Day, you don't care enough to vote. Don't give me this hardship crap.
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And then there are those who work for a living and are out of town.
Or are serving our country in faraway lands.
Yes, there does need to be security and looking out for voter fraud, too.
Everyone who is eligible to vote, should be able to vote. And those not eligible to vote, should have their ballots remain uncounted, AND be held accountable; what should the penalty be.
In my previous state, Oregon, they've had vote-by-mail for 20+ years for everyone, and absentee voting for decades. Yes, there has bee some fraud, but mostly slaps on the wrist. In recent years, a group provided a convenient "service", collecting ballots to be turned in. Unfortunately, they forgot. The penalty was negligible.
Further, a few years ago, Oregon "helped" voters by providing postage-paid, business-reply envelopes for returning ballots by USPS in addition to providing ballot drop boxes. Yes, Oregonians complained that providing a stamp themselves was too expensive.