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ErikJ

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30. Oregon Right wingers want to get rid of Vote-By Mail

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 08:48 PM

Oct 2012

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I have read a few things saying they want to get rid of vote-by mail because they say it has lots of voter fraud. But the REAL reason is because it increases voter turnout so much more which makes it harder for them to win.
Knute Beuhler will try to get rid of it I think if he's elected.

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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