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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
7. I'm on the fence with the electoral college, too.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:17 AM
Sep 2012

I need more time with that one to take a true side.

The mail in ballots? I LOVE them. We don't have the same issues with election fraud we've seen in Florida, Ohio, etc.. Ballots are obviously paper, having to travel through the mail. They are "bubble in." No chads. There's a process for getting a new ballot if you spoil the first one.

I love not having to worry about leaving for work early, or arriving late, or leaving work early, having to work even longer the next day, parking, lines, etc..

I love being able to sit with my ballot, my voter's pamphlet, my 'puter, a cup of coffee, and take my time. I will probably already have gone through the voter's pamphlet, researched, and decided the votes before the ballot arrives, but I have time to consider any last minute information. If it arrives during the week, I can set it aside until the weekend when I have more time at home, and still mail it back.

I like the national registration, too. That, plus the higher turnout for vote-by-mail, could make for interesting results.

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Paper ballots, hand counted. PDJane Sep 2012 #1
Like this: LWolf Sep 2012 #2
Hmmm.... DPC.Comment Sep 2012 #3
You're welcome. LWolf Sep 2012 #4
good questions DPC.Comment Sep 2012 #5
I'm on the fence with the electoral college, too. LWolf Sep 2012 #7
Vote-by-mail is not fraud-proof. eomer Oct 2012 #12
I don't think any voting system is fraud proof. LWolf Oct 2012 #13
Good list marions ghost Oct 2012 #11
Auditing. Auditing. Auditing eridani Sep 2012 #6
Hand Counting Works Skee Sep 2012 #9
No, it doesn't eridani Sep 2012 #10
Here's a few of my ideas as well! rapersun Sep 2012 #8
Throw Karl Rove in jail and throw away the key ailsagirl Oct 2012 #14
Why isn't organized crime being prosecuted? Cliff Arnebeck Jan 2013 #17
Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #15
Call it VOTE CHECK mathedguy Nov 2012 #16
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