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Assuming you're asking in good faith it's a lot easier with mail in voting because when you get the ballot you can see all the names and search each category b
by fossuser 6y ago
Assuming you're asking in good faith it's a lot easier with mail in voting because when you get the ballot you can see all the names and search each category before choosing.
It's easier than also having to find out what is on the ballot, searching, and then remembering each person when you go.
I usually spend a couple hours at home voting and searching before sending the mail in, something that would be a lot harder to do effectively if I had to go in person.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI don't understand - is it a secret who's on the ballot before you get to the polling station?
- fossuser 6y agoIt's not a secret, but it's not obvious and there are a lot of things on the ballot every time. It's a lot easier when you have the ballot in front of you as a reference.
- chrisseaton 6y agoWhat do you think people were doing previously then, just voting blindly?!
- fossuser 6y agoYes - if they voted at all. I suspect they either left options blank, voted by party, voted the name they heard somewhere, or voted randomly. At least for the positions they didn’t know.
- holler 6y agoI understand what you're saying, but why not just mail people the ballot information ahead of time without actually casting votes? Let them pencil it in and bring it with them?
- fossuser 6y agoThey do that too, it's just a hassle. It's easier to do it when you can also vote at the same time at home.
- phailhaus 6y agoIf you're already mailing people the ballot information, what do you gain by asking them to then come in person to the polling station? It's an objectively simpler user experience. You're asking a lot of people to research ahead of time, make their decision, save that decision for election day, and then make time in their busy workday to go wait in line to vote.
- disposition2 6y agoI like to compare it to taking a test based off of memory vs an open book test. And since this 'test' is something we want everyone to participate in (and give them the best possibility to make an informed choice), I believe mail-in ballot voting might be the best possible solution for voting.