We should have a universal day off to vote. I work in shipping, I see how shit gets lost, and it makes me believe that we should not find that a reasonable procedure. I also see the people that work in those kinds of industries…
Propaganda is not what I’ve fallen for. You have real cases of conservative mail drivers dumping ballots.
Which is why “mail only” states have a ballot tracker, abundant amounts of ballot drop boxes, and the ability to print ballots at home. In WA, you can cut out the mail service entirely.
And how do you prevent an abusive relative or relation from forcing you to vote in a specific way? The ballot should be done in a location where you know that no others can see or influence the vote coercively.
We don’t live in a place where we get a day off to vote, but we do have mail in voting which has proven to increase turnout. While the problems you’ve mentioned are real for some, the vast majority of mail in voters enjoy not having to stress about when they can vote because they’re working three jobs - they can drop it off on the way to work. Mail in voting boosts how many people vote, full stop, and it’s enough to counter non-federal influences like the ones you’ve mentioned here.
Shitting on mail in voting is doing the republicans a favor, there’s a reason they want to get rid of it, and it’s not because of vote manipulation, abuse of voters, or dead people voting.
I’m not suggesting to get rid of it, I am suggesting that everyone who can should not use it, especially but not exclusively in light of recent events, and those forced to use it should vote to push for that to not be the only or primary option.
“Good enough” is not the standpoint you should take when the solution that is better is neither expensive nor difficult to implement.
Stress free is not as important as securing votes.
We should have a universal day off to vote. I work in shipping, I see how shit gets lost, and it makes me believe that we should not find that a reasonable procedure. I also see the people that work in those kinds of industries…
Propaganda is not what I’ve fallen for. You have real cases of conservative mail drivers dumping ballots.
Which is why “mail only” states have a ballot tracker, abundant amounts of ballot drop boxes, and the ability to print ballots at home. In WA, you can cut out the mail service entirely.
And how do you prevent an abusive relative or relation from forcing you to vote in a specific way? The ballot should be done in a location where you know that no others can see or influence the vote coercively.
We don’t live in a place where we get a day off to vote, but we do have mail in voting which has proven to increase turnout. While the problems you’ve mentioned are real for some, the vast majority of mail in voters enjoy not having to stress about when they can vote because they’re working three jobs - they can drop it off on the way to work. Mail in voting boosts how many people vote, full stop, and it’s enough to counter non-federal influences like the ones you’ve mentioned here.
Shitting on mail in voting is doing the republicans a favor, there’s a reason they want to get rid of it, and it’s not because of vote manipulation, abuse of voters, or dead people voting.
I’m not suggesting to get rid of it, I am suggesting that everyone who can should not use it, especially but not exclusively in light of recent events, and those forced to use it should vote to push for that to not be the only or primary option.
“Good enough” is not the standpoint you should take when the solution that is better is neither expensive nor difficult to implement.
Stress free is not as important as securing votes.