Does anyone know why mail-in paper ballots are not the norm in the US?
Since I've been of voting age, that's all I've used and its great. I can take my time, read about the measures and the candidates, then make my decision and throw it in the mail. Even if I wait until election day, I'm able to go drop it off at one of the many drop off points across the city.
I'd be far less likely to do it if I had to take time to go to a polling location, wait in line, then figure out what I'm voting for.
Because doing what would be honest and convenient for voters wouldn't benefit those who can sell big, porkbarrel pet projects or enact repressive/discriminatory measures like voter ID laws or Interstate Crosscheck (IVRC)... a system which encourages arbitrarily throwing away votes of anyone with similar names, but different middle names, without any due process.
Then to cheat, all you need is a friend who works at a mail sorting facility. Deliver the ballots from zip codes that vote the way you prefer. The others, possibly just half of them to evade detection, get dumped in a swamp.
Since I've been of voting age, that's all I've used and its great. I can take my time, read about the measures and the candidates, then make my decision and throw it in the mail. Even if I wait until election day, I'm able to go drop it off at one of the many drop off points across the city.
I'd be far less likely to do it if I had to take time to go to a polling location, wait in line, then figure out what I'm voting for.