62strat said:If your loved one might sway your vote and you feel uncomfortable about that, then don't sign up for mail in, and go in personhbtheduce said:62strat said:I spent several hours reading about each measure on my ballot and my local candidates who were running.. in the comfort of my own home. Why can I not simply fill out my scantron at home as well, then drop it off at the police station/town hall, etc?96ags said:No, absolutely not. I have never understood this logic.Mr Gigem said:
Shouldn't we allow everyone to vote however they can?
Voting was stupidly easy even before this year. I'm 45 years old and I have never taken more than 20 minutes to cast a ballot in any election.
If someone is unwilling to spend 20 minutes voting in person, do you really trust them to be an informed voter? I don't, and I damn sure don't want uninformed people voting.
Voting is a civic duty. It should require some effort.
You home might be comfortable. Another person's home might be one with political pressure/intimidation being used by a loved one that can MAKE SURE you vote for the ~right~ person.
Its a trash system for mental midgets.
It's not rocket science. you do what you want, but IMO, for me, mail in is far superior.
How about your loved one signing up for you and forcing you to vote? You gonna keep that ballot and invalidate it? What if they threaten you? What if they bribe you? Whole bunch of crimes you can't trace (by design), because a "legal" ballot shows up.
You have chosen to ignore the fact VBM complete erases protections we have set up at polling stations. You don't understand political science much less rocket science.