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3. I disagree. We can see that part of voting is the social aspect, the ritual of doing it together

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Mon Oct 29, 2012, 07:12 PM

Oct 2012

Dems especially -- but we need to move towards a tamper proof reliable faster system

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After this election I think we would be wise to push for "Vote By Mail" in EVERY State. [View all] Bandit Oct 2012 OP

A National Federal Election Law earthside Oct 2012 #1

And what are you going to do when your ballot gets lost in the mail? LisaL Oct 2012 #2

Very good point. randome Oct 2012 #9

And in emergency such as hurricanes mail will get delayed. LisaL Oct 2012 #11

there are tons of drop-off sites if you don't want to take that risk renate Oct 2012 #27

you get a new one, I've been voting by mail for 9 years --it is awesome CreekDog Oct 2012 #29

I disagree. We can see that part of voting is the social aspect, the ritual of doing it together flamingdem Oct 2012 #3

There's also the problem of long lines which can be made worse with long ballots. Incitatus Oct 2012 #22

I rarely wait more than 10 minutes, can't imagine dealing with those long lines flamingdem Oct 2012 #24

There were 4 people checking IDs and handing out ballots and maybe 20 voting booths. Incitatus Oct 2012 #26

a Federal system is long overdue easychoice Oct 2012 #4

There was a poster from WA complaining they still haven't got their ballot. LisaL Oct 2012 #7

But airmail gets lost/destroyed too ffr Oct 2012 #5

I`m in washington State Sadiedog Oct 2012 #6

When did you get your ballot? LisaL Oct 2012 #8

About 2 weeks ago. NT Sadiedog Oct 2012 #34

Need to be postage paid envelopes - since they make the ballots bigger and bigger and some won't 2Design Oct 2012 #10

In OH, none of the absentee ballots were pre-paid. People had to put more than one stamp on them. LisaL Oct 2012 #12

In Oregon, we have drop boxes if you don't want to use stamps. Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #15

We have same in Colorado Greywing Oct 2012 #21

Is voting in Oregon freaking awesome or what? hogwyld Oct 2012 #35

Yep--you can sit at the kitchen table and google the TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #36

I love it. I voted from my recliner, voter guide in one hand, coffee in the other. Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #37

Middle class luxury, but bad for low income urban areas leftstreet Oct 2012 #13

I really like early voting in person Maeve Oct 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author randome Oct 2012 #16

Seems much easier to steal than paper punch card Doctor_J Oct 2012 #17

But they can get thrown away, or get lost in the mail. ???? That's what worries me about that.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #18

It would also be a.... RichGirl Oct 2012 #19

No. No. NO. dont have time to write, but that is the easiest place for fraud.... robinlynne Oct 2012 #20

No problem with vote by mail as an option SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2012 #23

I'm in Oregon and we do love our vote-by-mail sytem. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #25

I'm in Washington state and I love it too.. Upton Oct 2012 #28

Oregon Right wingers want to get rid of Vote-By Mail ErikJ Oct 2012 #30

Mail in ballots are great for people who have no means of getting to the polls or lumpy Oct 2012 #31

Nah, I think I'd rather vote in person. Terra Alta Oct 2012 #32

Only with adequate safeguards on signature validation eridani Oct 2012 #33