Democrats are calling on voters to vote early!

[ROYC75]

Libya scandal ?

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by patteeu

It's really about the unreliable voters. People who, if they wait until the last minute, might not vote at all (because it's raining, because they forgot, because they scored a bag of weed and already have enough funions so they don't really need to go out, or just because the lines are a bit long so **** it). If the campaigns can get these people locked in, they don't have to worry about it.

Personally I do not like it. Call me old school, but voting should start when the campaigning is done .

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Personally I do not like it. Call me old school, but voting should start when the campaigning is done .

I hate early voting. It's yet another form of incumbent protection.

[WilliamInnerCircle]

Originally Posted by patteeu

It's really about the unreliable voters. People who, if they wait until the last minute, might not vote at all (because it's raining, because they forgot, because they scored a bag of weed and already have enough funions so they don't really need to go out, or just because the lines are a bit long so **** it). If the campaigns can get these people locked in, they don't have to worry about it.

Funyuns. And I know this because I worked at Frito-Lay in Topeka, KS. for 14 years. The first 2 years I worked in environmental services. I had to clean that fryer on the weekends. Holy shit, never thought I'd get the smell of that fryer off me.

I'd come home from work and have to take my clothes off in the garage. My dogs would shred those uniform shirts if I left them on the floor. Great times as a 20 something.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by WilliamInnerCircle

Funyuns. And I know this because I worked at Frito-Lay in Topeka, KS. for 14 years. The first 2 years I worked in environmental services. I had to clean that fryer on the weekends. Holy shit, never thought I'd get the smell of that fryer off me.

I'd come home from work and have to take my clothes off in the garage. My dogs would shred those uniform shirts if I left them on the floor. Great times as a 20 something.

Thanks.

Edited.

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Personally I do not like it. Call me old school, but voting should start when the campaigning is done .

Cool, let's stop early and absentee voting then, but let's make sure that we have the exact same ratio of voting staff/machines in urban areas as rural then.

PS: "Oh, you work 12 hours on Tuesday and don't want to wait another hour or two to vote? Tough."

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

Cool, let's stop early and absentee voting then, but let's make sure that we have the exact same ratio of voting staff/machines in urban areas as rural then.

PS: "Oh, you work 12 hours on Tuesday and don't want to wait another hour or two to vote? Tough."

Make it late voting once the campaigns stop!

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Make it late voting once the campaigns stop!

You didn't think that one through.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by patteeu

You didn't think that one through.

Why not ? A time frame of 2 to 3 days voting is just as or more secure than 2 weeks of prior voting.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Why not ? A time frame of 2 to 3 days voting is just as or more secure than 2 weeks of prior voting.

Because campaigns don't stop until the final day of voting. There's no such thing as late voting. As soon as you allow late voting for a few days after election day, the campaigns will extend their campaigns for a few days. If you don't like early voting, you shouldn't be proposing late voting because they're pretty much the same thing.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Because campaigns don't stop until the final day of voting. There's no such thing as late voting. As soon as you allow late voting for a few days after election day, the campaigns will extend their campaigns for a few days. If you don't like early voting, you shouldn't be proposing late voting because they're pretty much the same thing.

And there is no way to make the campaigning stop one day and then let the public vote on a smaller window than giving them 2 weeks to throw the polls ?

I don't buy into that.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

And there is no way to make the campaigning stop one day and then let the public vote on a smaller window than giving them 2 weeks to throw the polls ?

I don't buy into that.

It's no problem really. You just have to eliminate freedom of speech. That way those pesky campaigners won't be able to campaign past the arbitrary dead line.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

It's no problem really. You just have to eliminate freedom of speech. That way those pesky campaigners won't be able to campaign past the arbitrary dead line.

It's the only real reason I could see it. Now could there be a 3 - 5 grace period ?

Probably not.

[VAChief]

Originally Posted by patteeu

It's really about the unreliable voters. People who, if they wait until the last minute, might not vote at all (because it's raining, because they forgot, because they scored a bag of weed and already have enough Funyuns so they don't really need to go out, or just because the lines are a bit long so **** it). If the campaigns can get these people locked in, they don't have to worry about it.

Don't forget those that have literally tens of thousands of posts on internet bulletin boards and can't pry themselves (and their Cheetos stained fingers) away from their keyboards long enough to stand in line like regular working folk.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

It's the only real reason I could see it. Now could there be a 3 - 5 grace period ?

Probably not.

You have to understand, the vast majority of America has already made up their mind. This line of thinking promotes a knee jerk reaction to one situation rather than an accumulation of facts. IMO, that's not the best way to come to an intelligent solution.

The only major thing that advance voting has an effect on is voter turnout. Regardless of who wins, I would hope that we all want a great turnout.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by VAChief

Don't forget those that have literally tens of thousands of posts on internet bulletin boards and can't pry themselves (and their Cheetos stained fingers) away from their keyboards long enough to stand in line like regular working folk.

I'd just like to point out that that is stupid.