I think the early voting is to take some of the pressure off the voting centers, particularly in places like Florida.
A lot of states chose to provide it as an option - to allow more time to gather the votes and provide people with more time in which to vote.
Ironically it is states like Kansas, Arizona, and Utah that have it, as opposed to states like Massachustus, New York, and Pennsylvania - which have much bigger urban areas.
But since each state manages and controls how its population registers and votes, including the type of machines it uses - the system is far from uniform. Unfortunately.
I wish I could vote early. The only time I did was in College, by absentee ballot, which I mailed in ahead of time. Luckily, I get the day off from work to do it. So no problems. Just a doctor's appointment. Not that I've ever really had any. I worry about those who don't get the day off - I'm hoping they get to vote.
My worste nightmare is we'll have a repeat of 2000 - where 1000's of voters were disenfranchized by the Republican Party in Florida and did not have their votes accurately counted. Or were sent away from the polls because they weren't listed as registered. I really hope that does not happen again especially in states like Ohio and Florida and Virgina. Because if the record numbers for the early turnouts are any indication, not to mention the numbers for the primaries, my guess is more people will be voting in this election than any other. Perhaps more than our country can handle.
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Date: 2008-10-29 01:51 am (UTC)A lot of states chose to provide it as an option - to allow more time to gather the votes and provide people with more time in which to vote.
Ironically it is states like Kansas, Arizona, and Utah that have it, as opposed to states like Massachustus, New York, and Pennsylvania - which have much bigger urban areas.
But since each state manages and controls how its population registers and votes, including the type of machines it uses - the system is far from uniform. Unfortunately.
I wish I could vote early. The only time I did was in College, by absentee ballot, which I mailed in ahead of time. Luckily, I get the day off from work to do it. So no problems. Just a doctor's appointment. Not that I've ever really had any. I worry about those who don't get the day off - I'm hoping they get to vote.
My worste nightmare is we'll have a repeat of 2000 - where 1000's of voters were disenfranchized by the Republican Party in Florida and did not have their votes accurately counted. Or were sent away from the polls because they weren't listed as registered.
I really hope that does not happen again especially in states like Ohio and Florida and Virgina.
Because if the record numbers for the early turnouts are any indication, not to mention the numbers for the primaries, my guess is more people will be voting in this election than any other. Perhaps more than our country can handle.